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Marcus Auerbach Why getting into real estate primarily for cash flow is wrong - and even dangerous
14 February 2025 | 161 replies

Hear me out.Over the last years, more and more of the BP discussions circle around cash flow. As LTR was getting harder 2018-2020 STR became the new thing everyone started chasing. Until that started getting difficult...

Christopher Davis Analyzing homes on the market, numbers never work.
23 September 2019 | 121 replies

I get that BP is selling the sizzle a bit. I have been studying and studying. But no matter what, I simply cannot make the numbers work.
I am in a still-affordable-yet-booming metropolitan market in the southeast. Th...

Jon Carter Help!! My Wife Only Gave Me $10K
30 December 2016 | 125 replies

So here's my challenge.  I want to start investing in RE but my wife isn't so thrilled.  She says I can have $10K to start out with.  If I can make some money using that she says I can have more.  (Guess who pays the ...

Mike R. Los Angeles has gone housing market crazy.
19 May 2017 | 183 replies

I have been renting a house for the past 7 years in LA and now sadly the family wants to move back in. I figured it's time to buy my own place, especially with rents so high, but timing couldn't be worse. Every home h...

Rick Baggenstoss Is your primary house an investment?
8 June 2017 | 115 replies

In another thread this debate was started. Is your primary dwelling an investment?

One argument for is that you expect your primary dwelling to appreciate, therefore, it is an investment.

However, an a...

Jeff Kehl Are Vacation Rentals ever cash flow positive?
30 June 2021 | 125 replies

I just finished reading Christine Karpinski's book 'How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner' . The slant of it was that if you manage yourself and use portals like Airbnb, vrbo, etc. you can break even or even get po...

Petru Popovici Anyone worked with Profit From Rentals?
27 January 2019 | 109 replies

They are a Turnkey Company in Chicago and trying to see if anyone has dealt with them before and if so what's your experience?
Thanks

Joel Owens Homeowners getting up to 30,000 to do a short sale!!
22 October 2012 | 80 replies

I focus on commercial and haven't completed a residential short sale in about 4 years.

Me and my other broker friends I have been talking to recently are mentioning they are completing residential short sales on the ...

Jon Q. Experienced Investors: Timing / Are you now doing deals?
23 April 2023 | 70 replies

Experienced investors, those with 10+ years of investment experience,…How many deals have you completed over the last 24 months?  If you’re not actively doing deals, what are you spending your time doing? Property imp...

Mark Seery Best use of large amount of cash
17 August 2021 | 107 replies

Hello. Newbie...
I have $600,000 in cash. Just sold my primary residence.
Am i better off investing in one property and having a high % of equity or
investing in multiple properties and having a lower % of equity i...