Doug Utberg
What will trigger the next recession?
Background: The economy is on a tear, but trees don't grow to the sky. At some point, it will over-extend and go into recession when financial commitments default.Last time, the trigger was a default on home mortgage...
Jacob Beg
Did I dodge a bullet or was I too suspicious?
I had a rental application from someone with poor credit. She furnished paystubs showing a very handsome salary and was more than qualified, willing to make two months security deposit and start the lease immediately ...
Adam Bartomeo
Flipping - One of the Most Risky Strategies?
Out of the three main ways to invest ( wholesaling, flipping, and buy-and-hold) it seems obvious to me that flipping is by far the most risky strategy. This not only comes from personal experience but from commonsen...
Rich Chen
Sell the rental property to buy a house?
First post. We need some advice!
My wife and I have a condo in LA that has been paid off and used as rental property. We are renting in a nearby city with much better schools where our kids go to. The income from th...
J. Tyler Moore
How to be a hardmoney lender - without the work?
Hi everyone!It recently came to my attention that my grandfather has way too much money sitting in a standard savings account earning a pathetic less than 1% interest rate. My grandfather's gears turn in money and I'm...
Cal C.
Ramsey or Kiyosaki doesn't matter! Getting rid of "bad" debt is important!
I strongly believe whether or not you use debt or don't use debt to buy real estate, it is important to pay off debt that is not related to your RE investments. All of that interest your paying is money that could b...
Jeff Sims
What kind of car do you drive?
Just a fun post here. I have been a SFR investor for 15 years and now have $2M in rental RE while working a full time career. The cash flow was tight for years it seemed but the snowball of debt paydown is rolling b...
Timothy Sumpter
Hard Money Lender Xpress Loans 911
Has anyone ever worked with the hard money lender Xpress Loans 911?
Christopher Middleton
Life Insurance used as a bank account
I was listening to some old podcasts from "The Real Estate Guys" today. They had a special guest speaking about using life insurance as a better bank account for REI's.
Has anyone used Whole Life Insurance as a bank...
Alicia Marks
Which is the hardest team member for you to find?
Welcome to our question of the week! We know there is some considerate thought going into your investing journey in our current market. Hopefully you are still doing deals, I know I am! As you are building the team to...