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Account Closed How Investing in the Stock Market Saps Your Wealth
13 January 2021 | 243 replies

Today, in Sept 2018 the Stock Market is at 28,000. An all time high. The average wage is $26 per hour. It takes 1,077 work hours to “buy the market”. That is, if you buy one share each of the stocks of the Dow, the co...

Arn Cenedella Rich Dad says a home is a liability………
21 August 2023 | 81 replies

Many investors quote Rich Dad to support their contention that a HOME is not an investment.Often this is done as an argument to invest capital in their commerical real estate deal instead of buying a home. Let me also...

Tyler Rowland "Shouldn't Landlords Feel Guilty about raising rent?"
14 October 2021 | 105 replies

I was talking about Real Estate Investing with some people at Home Show event, and as I was talking about getting rents up to market rates. A lady in the conversation asked me if I felt guilty about that (raising rent...

Ali Samana How do you buy silver?
8 February 2013 | 102 replies

On another thread there has been some discussion on buying silver. Since I have been wanting to buy but am unsure I thought I would start a different thread for that. Here is my question. I go online to a site like...

Phil Mays Property Manager "gotcha"
29 April 2015 | 72 replies

So I signed up with a property manager on my NC property. I'm paying 10% for their services. Last month my tenant was late 13 days on his payment. I just assumed that the late fee collected was going to be paid to me ...

Tony Roberts Wholesaling with Honesty?
18 March 2020 | 61 replies

I've seen it on both sides so lets settle this here and now.*Slides weapons across the floor*  One side says if you offer them options of what you're planning on doing that keeps you in the clear.  Something like "Buy...

Charles Ownby Can't get past basic hurdles to start.
6 July 2022 | 22 replies

Hello. I was introduced by a coworker to BP who is a long time and highly experienced investor and he has poured a lot of knowledge into me, however, I think we're at a point where he isn't going to go any further wit...

Tristan S. What is the right structure for someone starting to make deals?
24 April 2018 | 57 replies

Hello,I am a beginner investor, recently closed on my first wholesale deal. Now that I am starting to generate income from real estate, I want to know what would be the best way to structure my business. I am located ...

John Stark Cash Flow is king, right?
1 January 2009 | 73 replies

Seems like there are two methods which all the books, videos and articles put forth: Cash Flow and Appreciation.

Landlording seems to lend itself to the Cash Flow side of things, with possible returns several years d...