Am I the only one that doesn't feel like the ROI calculations are good enough? I have expenses that come up at different times of the year (taxes, insurance, etc) and then I am saving for capex, random repairs, etc. M...

There are many schools of thought out there regarding asset allocation... There are hardcore Real Estate Investors that will only invest in Real Estate and hold cash reserves, and there is a substantial part of the FI...

I feel that I am a good everyman when it comes to the average beginner in real estate investing. I've read a lot of books that most accomplished investors have (mostly the Rich Dad series), but have no experience in d...

A reply on another thread made me wonder about something. Mikeoh mentioned fannie mae is showing 5% appreciation annually over the past 50 years on average. The Rule Of 72 says that to find out how long it takes to do...

I'm sure there are a few posts for this floating around, but I wanted to bring it up again and open up some ideas.

How do YOU get the banks to accept your offer, either short sale or REO?

My first (and only, to da...

Since it's almost the end of the year, I wanted to focus our question on ideas and strategies that can help us make last minute changes to help lessen the tax burden, or to start the year with best practices.
Let's h...

Long time listener, first time caller. A real estate agent I have been working with in Los Angeles claims this property has a cap rate of 6%.https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6564-5th-Ave-Los-Angeles-CA-90043/2032773...

Hi guys, wanted to share my story for some motivation.I started investing in 2007 as a 23 year old. My portfolio consists of 13 units and the current annual cash flow is roughly $170k annually. Most of my units are in...

Hello BP!For my friends out there I am little late in writing this post considering that we closed on our first 4-plex July 10th. I have collected 3 out of the 4 rents due and I am expecting the last payment in my po ...