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Brady Mullen Cap Rate Is Not Your Return
4 October 2023 | 35 replies

Cap rate is a common and important measurement in real estate investing, but it seems I see it misused more often than not.
Cap rate is an income measurement only. It is a measurement of the annual net operating inc...

Rashawn Stevens Using Facebook Ads to find Motivated Sellers
2 February 2023 | 52 replies

Hello BP, I have been doing some research trying to find cheaper ways to market and better ways to find motivated sellers. I have come across facebook ads frequently, but many people are saying that they have mixed re...

James Lindsey Cash flow vs appreciation?
11 April 2016 | 53 replies

hello everyone,I am just starting out in Austin, Tx and I have been running the numbers on all the properties I can find here in Austin for the past couple of months. I am searching for a multiplex to house hack howev...

Ryland Taniguchi Why Seattle Flipping Is Now Risky
4 November 2016 | 35 replies

Real estate is all about timing. Between 2009 and 2014, it was quite easy to flip here in Seattle. In those years, you could find REOs and short sales to buy or buy at the auction. Construction labor and contractors w...

Jack Ropp Investing with Student Debt
16 June 2018 | 57 replies

I am 23, just graduated from business school, I worked and played baseball so I only have about $8,000 in student debt. I am currently working a job making around 40K a year and am renting a place with some roommates....

Justin Silverio What is your best rebuttal?
18 July 2019 | 22 replies

When talking to a seller, what is your best rebuttal for "A real estate agent said that I could get $X for the home".

Assume $X is much higher than an investor would be willing to pay.

Luke Dilorenzo Illegal immigrant tenants and lease termination
14 January 2020 | 106 replies

Hello everyone,I feel like maybe I’m being a softy, however I wanted some input from the more experienced landlords out there on how they would/have handled this situation.So recently I closed and owner occupy on a 4-...

Account Closed We Are Only One Decision From a Totally Different Life
4 October 2016 | 69 replies

I was driving home from a party yesterday afternoon and saw a truck with a big American flag driving on the freeway. I asked my wife what's the occasion? She said September 11. She reminded me that I've been off my W2...

Philip Abbey Paying off debt vs. investing in real estate
26 July 2021 | 67 replies

Hey everyone, I am wondering if it makes more sense to pay off existing debt first such as student loans credit card and car debt, or to save up instead to put a down payment on a rental property to bring in passive i...