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Brett Lee Pay off rentals early OR Pay down Primary house?
17 May 2019 | 84 replies

I have a duplex that I owe $135,000 on that currently generates me $1000 per month in passive income.  My primary house has a mortgage of $329,000.  I recently sold our old primary house and I have around $200,000.  I...

Stacy G. Why investors should be their own general contractor
14 July 2017 | 45 replies

This is in follow up to a recent post by Engelo Rumora "The Top 3 People Most Likely to Rip You Off in Real Estate Investing"Probably one of the more misunderstood words in construction is "general contractor". Based ...

Matthew Stover Help me understand this deal and 50%, 2% rule
28 November 2012 | 83 replies

I hope I'm doing this correctly. Thank you in advance.

3-unit apartment complex
Asking Price = $119,500 (I easily understand that this is way too high)
Total Monthly Rents = $1,235

Using the 2% rule, I would need ...

Scott Trench What if Student Loan Debt Could Be Subject to Bankruptcy?
18 July 2018 | 35 replies

Hi folks - I wanted the BP community opinion on an off-topic finance related thought.It seems to me like a ton of millennials, and more of whatever the next generation is called, are graduating college with massive st...

Thomas Enright What's the LONGEST you've ever been under contract for???
19 July 2021 | 160 replies

After 8 months and 7 days of waiting for bank approval on a short sale... I'm still waiting. COVID has CERTAINLY not helped but unfortunately, I feel like this is going to make it to the one year mark.
This got me th...

Rich Weese Why do we invest?
23 May 2013 | 54 replies

In most instances, I would assume it is for two reasons. To generate passive income which will help eliminate the need to work and to help with our retirement.

Normally about this time of year, various magazines come...

Nick Louie Buyer Agent's Commission Fees
15 August 2021 | 60 replies

Hi BP Community,
I was wondering whether it's customary (in your respective communities) for a first-time home buyer to work with a buyer's agent and agree to exclusivity for 3 months and to pay the agent 2%. In this...

Jay Hinrichs How U.S. can lower housing prices? And Could Trump look at Broker model as Broken?
20 November 2024 | 45 replies

I think there is a pretty easy way to lower prices of housing to some extent.. And that is to do away with Mortgage Broker and have all home loans orignated by the direct lender/ Banks..
I personally bought a home i...

Craig Hormes Section 8 Housing: Great Idea or dangerous in the current market?
24 April 2020 | 80 replies

I'm operating in the Tampa Bay area of Florida, and I'm considering purchasing property for section 8 rental. I did a forum search, and some of the Section 8 questions were a few years old, so I would refresh it. In o...

Heather Johnston Morris Invest - Update and/or Alternatives?
20 October 2023 | 47 replies

Hey everyone,I'm new to the real estate game and spoke with a Morris Invest representative yesterday.  While performing my due diligence, I found in-depth negative reviews of the company on here.  Between YouTube and ...