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Jonathan Twombly What scares you most about getting started in real estate investment?
9 June 2015 | 64 replies

I've come a pretty far way in my investment journey, having acquired 400+ units in the last two years.  When I was first delving into this business, I was afraid that I knew nothing, and that I would lose money.  And ...

Ashley Robertson Short Sale Flipping "Illegal"??
23 September 2015 | 45 replies

I met with a realtor today who said she has years and years of experience in short sales and explained to her when I had been in investing years ago, I basically was flipping houses for quick cash. I would get a home ...

Fred Ramos Why You should Stop Buying Rentals And Become The Bank
12 September 2016 | 79 replies

Let's set the tone straight; most people don't get into the rental business because they like to manage problematic tenants, deal with leaky toilets or attend eviction hearings.Most people follow traditional investmen...

Diana Jing Rent To Retirement Review
7 September 2024 | 85 replies

Hi BP! I recently just closed on my first 3 turnkey homes with Rent To Retirement after being referred to them from a colleague of mine who had invested with them for a few years now. I thought I would start a forum...

Joe S. Who is investing in their own physical health?
18 April 2024 | 141 replies

So for the last year or so, I have been thinking more about physical health. I’ll be 50 in less than a year. Overall I do not personally know any active, long-term investors that actually smoke. Maybe they are there I...

Carlos Ptriawan the trend that company move to Texas
19 January 2024 | 117 replies

so based on these recent huge tech layoffs in CA, there's structural job changes that due to Fed Interest Rate, tech company can not longer operating in sustainable fashion in CA, so they have to move operation. Eithe...

Account Closed I just sold my first rental home and I made 109,000!
5 January 2015 | 100 replies

I purchased this 2 bed 2 bath 1349 square foot house in Turlock California about three years ago for 72,000, I put 15,000 into it after I completely gutted it so everything is new inside. I rented it out without even ...

Anna Brown LA Property with lots of Equity
15 August 2024 | 57 replies

I purchased my Los Angeles (Compton) 4-bedroom home in 2013 for 240K; according to Redfin, it is now worth 686K. 2 years ago the entire house was completely renovated (Insurance claim) due to a burst pipe that caused ...

Jerry Shen Have $2 Million, what to do?
21 June 2017 | 94 replies

I have $2 Million to invest in real estate (part of windfall for selling a tech company). After reading the Ultimate Beginner's guide, I've settled on apartment investing. My question is, would it be better to get mul...

Matthew Mucker Where does the 50% rule come from?
1 May 2021 | 300 replies

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...