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Michael Lowe Why are my friends so against me investing in Real estate?!
26 February 2020 | 191 replies

I’m just starting out. I’ve been reading like crazy, analyzing deals CONSTANTLY, driving neighborhoods, talking with my real estate agent, meeting with investors currently in my market (and other markets).But when I t...

Diane G. If you are buying when unemployment is 4%, you are buying trouble
11 October 2017 | 192 replies

I googled the unemployment history of US, and here is the chart... Out of the past 65 years, maybe 10 saw unemployment at around 4%....All other 55 years were higher.... If you are buying RE in today's enviroment when...

Shane Pearlman Cashflow Doesn't Build Wealth?
5 September 2014 | 245 replies

While cashflow is key to keep the property safely under control, I seem to find that the larger returns for our portfolio to date come from strategic growth of equity. My wife and I are still fairly small in our inves...

Rich Weese I still like new const over rehabbing
13 March 2013 | 88 replies

I've previously posted results of homes built recently compared to rehabbing. Due to our area BOOMING with new buyers, my most recent closing is what I consider a home run. From first shovel to receiving escrow closin...

Toyin Dawodu Why Do Most Investors Fail To Buy A single Property?
27 February 2017 | 122 replies

I was shocked, when I read a statistics about the level of success in the real estate investment industry. According to the information I read, only 5% of would be investors actually buy something. Does that mean, 95%...

Isi Nau Appreciation = Speculation
14 October 2017 | 69 replies

This seems to be a widely held mantra here.  If you buy in a high appreciation market, you're not investing, you are speculating.  That's not something I have ever heard here in Hawaii.  Probably because it's not true...

Brian Butterfield Difficulty finding the right contractor to fit my business
26 August 2015 | 51 replies

Contractors seem to be everywhere, but the right contractors to fit my business seem to be elusive. I've Compiled lists and cold called by searching places like homeadvisor or angieslist, as well as go through my netw...

Felix Goldstein is wholesaling illegal?
13 August 2015 | 166 replies

That was really my biggest challange when getting started investing in real estate. i didn't read a lot of the post in the wholesale catagory, but i have not seen one taht address this. When i got started it seemed li...

Keri A. Is fortune builders mastery program legit?
10 November 2019 | 316 replies

I attended the 3day FB seminar in Houston. I thought it was really good! I am considering doing the mastery program. Has anyone been through the program? If so, is it worth the 25k?

Bryan Beal COVID-19 vs. Basic Freedoms
30 September 2021 | 321 replies

Let me start by being crystal clear. I am very sympathetic to all of those who have been exposed to COVID-19 – those who have either struggled through severe (or even mild) symptoms and certainly those who have passe...