Jim Tiernan
Anybody else having issues with Mack Companies in Chicago?
I have a turn-key rental with Mack Companies in suburban Chicago that has been vacant for FOUR MONTHS!A small sample of my issues with the management:Finding out a tenant has moved out weeks after the fact. When the m...
Lam N.
Weird question, is this a bad idea?
I currently drive a beat-up old minivan with 240K miles on it. Yeah, I sacrificed myself to jump-start my rental business. I plan on buying the Tesla Cybertruck as my main vehicle. Recently, a thought came to me. ...
Adam Tafel
another "poor millennial can't afford a house" article, critiqued
Article:https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-parents-financial-advice-is-kind-of-wrong-11568367000?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwAR2XL4axyaQpo43fAkn_Q_fWBU3GiHJ9_K6t5c8G6rMnPCfed1KBBXIVhToResponse:Let me set the scene to save yo...
Svetlana Kleinhenz
Cut off life and medical insurance to save money for investing?
We are trying to find the way to reduce our family expenses and start saving for real estate investing. The biggest expense for us is insurance. What do you think, would it be smart to stop spending about $300 per mon...
Brandon Elliott-Pandey
BEST AREAS FOR STR's!?!?!?
I have a question for my fellow STR specialists. First thought a story! :-)I recently traveled to Omaha NE and found out the Airbnb I was staying at was clearing $50K/ year!!! (It was a SFH with 4beds and 2 baths). I ...
Wade Barnett
How are ADU's currently being appraised in Los Angeles? After SB 9 was passed.
I'm an investor based in Los Angeles and I'm planning on building a detached 2 bed 2 bath ADU (garage conversion) on my home to house hack, and eventually will rent out both units. I have done this once before (in Cy...
Greg R.
Housing crash deniers ???
Unfortunately I've been away for a few months while taking care of some personal matters, so I haven't been able to keep up on discussions.
However, several months ago there were ample amount of folks here insisting...
Riley F.
Appreciation - how to factor it in?
For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...
Collin Savunen
Why hasn't the market crashed yet?
I have been listening to all of the podcasts recently and reading and searching the forums alot. It's has been said that the market will crash soon for the past 3-4 years from what I have found. I am not a market foll...
Amit M.
Why appreciation matters in the SF/Bay Area
check out this interpretation of the case-shiller index over the last 30 years. Basically several huge, long run ups, and a few short, minor corrections. Tricky and challenging to get in, but this is how you make the ...