In another thread, @Bill Gulley and I had a brief discussion on underwriting guidelines. Rather than take that thread off topic, I created this one to hopefully further the discussion. The main contention was whether ...

Im 25, 35k a year. 60,000 (25k car 35k student loans) in debt. I work for my capital. Parents don't help me live. My main purpose into educating myself about finances is to build wealth. I want to be a very wealthy pe...

How many of you are aware of your personal balance sheet? While, I don't worry about pennies, I do track my balance sheet.

A personal balance sheet is slightly different than a business balance sheet.

Major Elemen...

I know there is a lot of uncertainty coming from all directions about the next 1-3 years in short term real estate.  I am all the sudden on the fence about building.  I built a pool cabin with a great view in the Smok...

When evaluating a property what do you look for:

High Cashflow?

Example: $74,000 house rents for $900 month, buy with all cash gives you a 9% Cash on Cash return and a $587/mo cash-flow.

or

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