Carolyn Morales
Mortgage terms, 10, 15, 20 or 30 years and why?
For Mortgages, including Primary Residence and Rentals, Do you choose 10, 15, 20, or 30 year terms and why? We tend to go fewer years, with the mind to pay down principal faster and so far all are buy and hold, with ...
Nathan Shankles
The 2% rule - how close do you stick?
I bought my two investment properties about 8 years ago and at that time hadn’t heard of Th e 2% rule. When I recently learned of it, I went and did the math. Each of my properties falls between 1.3 and 1.6%. I’m wond...
Leilah Davis
Our Strategy starting out - Build to Sell
Hi all! I'm new to real estate investing and figured I'd start a thread to document the journey. Feel free to offer input/advice as I'm looking to learn from those more experienced and successful than myself. A bit of...
Rigo V.
Appraisal gone wrong
I purchased a property in Dallas PA with a HML for $70k and put $70k into it. As you can imagine it was completely redone. The HML required an after repair appraisal And the appraisal came in at $200k. I went to do a...
Max Briggs
Tax Advantages in real estate
I hear people often say that real estate is treated more advantageously from a tax perspective than other businesses. I frequently hear people say something along the lines of "I get 15% rate of return, and that's no...
Tom Conant
This Market is Broken - the whole thing
Hey Everyone,
As a recent college grad with a finance degree and a knack for real estate investing, it is striking to see what is going on in the housing market. Before I delve into why I believe this, I wanted to ru...
Nick Winikoff
Will companies with the Airbnb model move into the mainstream?
The popularity of Airbnb is not to be denied, but will it stay as the only major short-term rental company in the United States?
Jason Pinkerton
Involving Your Spouse
I'm sure many of you have been here. YOU are getting into real estate investing and are very passionate about it. You become so passionate about it, you talk about it a LOT. You want your spouse to be passionate about...
Jose Duque
First deal- Dealing with unsupportive family?
Hey guys,I came here seeking some advice/support on this. I am a new investor who is closing on my very first property (a house hack) within a month. Now the place doesn't look amazing, it needs some cosmetic work, b...
Ricky Cassidy
Investing vs consuming... where to draw the line
I own a 2004 pickup truck with 175000 miles. I just took it to the shop to get a repair quote. It’s about $2000 for the main repair. There are a few other smaller things that need repair as well.I have the cash to buy...