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Shawn M. DEBATE: Cash Flow vs Cash on Cash return
23 December 2013 | 49 replies

When evaluating a property what do you look for:

High Cashflow?

Example: $74,000 house rents for $900 month, buy with all cash gives you a 9% Cash on Cash return and a $587/mo cash-flow.

or

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Alan Pederson The last laugh. My 2 cents about investing.
2 October 2018 | 61 replies

My day job is for a paper company. I'm a salaried manager and I've been working here for 33 years. A few years ago me and my wife started buying rental property so we could retire a few years earlier than we normally ...

Gordon Cai In-State Vs. Out of State for First Property (Main Goal is to Learn with Min Losses)
31 October 2023 | 36 replies

Hey BP. I'm trying to get my first deal done but can’t decide whether to start off in-state or out of state. My primary goal for my first deal is to learn as much as I can but due to how expensive homes are in Califor...

Noah Gregory Are you getting new tenants during COVID pandemic?
13 May 2020 | 100 replies

I was planning on buying my first property to house hack in the upcoming fall 2020. Due to the COVID pandemic, some peers and I are unsure if we can count on quickly finding new tenants. What is your experience? I'm i...

Brian Quo How bad is it to start off not cash flowing on 1st rental that is new construction?
20 November 2024 | 37 replies

So I live in the SF East Bay and have been looking to invest in a rental.  I am too afraid to do out of state rentals.  I have been looking at some homes for investment and it's expensive here.
I have been looking at...

Isaac Johnson REAL ESTATE IS BETTER THAN STOCKS!
26 January 2021 | 88 replies

My personal finance teacher is using the Dave Ramsey course and doesn’t agree with me that real estate is a good investment. Instead he teaches that stocks will make you a millionaire no matter what even if you don’t ...

Miguel Suarez I'm Planning To Buy A House Out Of State early 2024 (any suggested states to invest?)
24 May 2024 | 259 replies

Hi everyone,I am new to this forum. I have listened to Bigger Pockets for quite some time now and finally decided to get on here because I current own a home in California, but I want to buy a 2nd house out of state. ...

Dan T. Starting in this economic climate
26 October 2018 | 44 replies

Hello all!I posted this in the member introduction forum but didn't get much traction as it doesn't seem too lively over there.Long time reader and real-estate obsessor; first-time poster. I'm 30 years old living in O...