James M.
Multi-Family Purchase Economy of Scale vs. SFH
Hello!
I've been a SFH investor for about 2.5 years now with only one location/door. I had to put a pause button on saving for real estate investments while my wife was not working. But now we're back at it. My goal ...
Thomas Cocke
?Aspiring buy and hold investor starting as short term rental property manager - San Antonio
My name is Thomas Cocke, and I'm a 22 year old aspiring real estate investor. This fall, I'll graduate from the University of Texas at San Antonio, fluent in Spanish and conversant in French and Italian. An avid re...
Account Closed
Precious Metals for 1st property
Hello,I am in college and going to graduate soon with my accounting degree. I have always worked and saved money. I had a landscaping business (mainly mowed lawns, lots of lawns) and worked retail jobs making the bare...
Geren Williams
The Pros and Cons of all Cash Purchases
Background - in 2006-2007 I owned a primary residence and 6 rentals. I did not study a lick and made every conceivable mistake that a newbie investor/landlord could make. I was over-leveraged, did no deep deal analyse...
Sue T.
Salt Lake City, UT vs Austin, TX
Hi,
I'm trying to decide where to focus my investment efforts. Both cities appear to be experiencing good population and job growth, but everyone I've spoken to thinks Austin, TX is the better buy...which actually ma...
Jorge Vazquez
Why Most People Think It’s Easy to Find Profitable Flips?
People assume that whatever information is readily available is common. This bias skews our perception of reality. If you watched a show about flipping houses and the flipper in each episode makes around $40,000 to $6...
April C.
Can Deed Restrictions be changed by an HOA?
We are under contract on a property in Texas we would like to use as a STR. The Deed Restrictions do not state that the property cannot be used as a Short Term Rental. The City it is in has no Restrictions on STR nor ...
Andrew Jackson
Advice on 10 unit apartment complex
Hello all, I'm seeking advice on a 10 unit complex with 8 1 bedroom units and 2 studio apartments. The complex is:$300,000Down $60000Rent income assuming $400 per unit= $48000 per yearManagement at 10% rental income $...
Steve Smith
Dollar-Cost Averaging Applied to Rental Property Acquisition
I've been listening to @Scott Trench's new book, Set for Life, recently. Scott discusses the concept of dollar-cost averaging a bit as it relates to investing in index funds. This makes a lot of sense to me and I've...
Victor Steffen
When real estate values fall, what asset type goes up?
In other words, what asset type would you buy to hedge against real estate?