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William Thomas 15 yr or a 30 yr mortgage???
21 July 2019 | 87 replies

Hey guys, So I’m buying my first single family rental in about 8 months and I’m debating between a 15 or a 30 yr mortgage. I love the idea of not paying as much money to the bank in interest, but I also love the flexi...

Eric Eastman Kiyosaki on Real Estate Guys Radio predicting massive crash
19 February 2017 | 90 replies

Just finished listening to the 1.22.17 Real Estate Guys Radio podcast with Robert Kiyosaki. On it he said that basically we are currently in an economic situation akin to 1928 and 1929 is approaching rapidly. His argu...

Shiloh Lundahl Rich Dad Poor Dad’s investing principles - GOOD or BAD?
12 January 2020 | 80 replies

Many people on BiggerPockets (at least on the podcasts) have credited their start to investing in real estate to reading Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad; myself included. However, there are also some investor...

Julie Hill Are there any math impaired RE investors here? :)
19 January 2021 | 97 replies

First of all, I consider myself very smart.  I run a very successful company, have always excelled in everything I do (including school), and have even been pretty successful with RE investing & flipping so far (w...

Shaun Caldwell Anyone own rentals in the ghetto?
16 May 2018 | 76 replies

I recently came across a small duplex that is FSBO in a ghetto. I've heard about the strong cash flow properties in low income areas can produce but I'm also aware of the downfalls of investing in not so favorable are...

Account Closed Cash Flow or Appreciation: What the numbers say
31 December 2016 | 70 replies

There are pages and pages of discussion and opinions on cash flow markets (midwest) vs. appreciation markets (coasts). What I haven't read so far is a simple analysis of the numbers. Since I actually own properties in...

Bienes Raices Making multiple short sale offers
5 March 2012 | 51 replies

If you're only looking to buy one house, is there an issue with making several offers on different short sales and then when one is accepted by the bank backing out on the others (after the seller(s) accept, but befor...

Landen Ward Critique my Lease Option example?
30 March 2013 | 47 replies

Here is what I think I know a Lease Option is so far; looking for advice on what I have wrong, if not the entire thing:

Say a man is selling a $165,000 home for the mortgage balance of $150,000 to avoid foreclosure. ...

Sharad M. Location, Location, Location vs. Numbers, Numbers, Numbers!!!!!
8 June 2010 | 55 replies

What would you choose - a 20% cash on cash return in a decent neighborhood or 35% cash on cash return in not the best neighborhood? Everything else being equal.

If you could also explain why you would choose one over...

Gino Barbaro Where Do You Think People Fail When Not Achieving Financial Freedom?
22 July 2024 | 71 replies

I've been obsessed the past decade on trying to understand why some people become financially free, while the majority of the population is living paycheck to paycheck.I just launched a book called Baby Money Soldiers...