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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...

Alain Perez-Majul Rentals: Debt and Leverage, Free-and-Clear, or Happy Medium
16 June 2020 | 99 replies

Hey guys! Surely this has been discussed before, but figured I'd start my own thread on this topic for convenience's sake (selfish, I know haha). 
Although my active real estate business is wholesaling, my goal is to...

Matt Cramer Can Rich Dad Poor Dad beat up Dave Ramsey?
26 December 2016 | 151 replies

To borrow or not to borrow, debt free is the way to be etc etc etc. The way I see this is a risk vs reward. How do you decide though where the risk is to great or the reward to little? How do you decide to purchase a ...

Robert Frazier The morality of short term rentals
2 June 2022 | 114 replies

This is just a question I’ve been wondering as we deal with a huge housing crisis in our city.is it moral to convert properties to short term rentals in a city with a deep housing crisis?if a city has 500 units conver...

Jonathan Taylor Send me your financing questions
15 October 2020 | 179 replies

Hello BP community,
I have observed a lot of confusion on the forums about financing options and the availability of programs for RE investors. As I have gained a ton of knowledge from the forums in my own journey, I...

Todd Powell How much is enough? What is your FREEDOM number to quit W2?
13 October 2019 | 136 replies

I realize that everyone has a different standard of living and expectations in life, but what is your FREEDOM number that would allow you to leave your W2 position? What would you want to do with your time if it coul...

Greg R. Seeking advice on timing & rates
31 March 2022 | 37 replies

I'm going to preface this with what I've said on other posts... I understand that no one has a crystal ball. I'm going to be moving to Plano/ Rockwall TX in July/ August (can't move earlier due to kids in school). I'm...

Diane G. How would the new buyer of $2m Sunnyvale house feel?
8 August 2018 | 136 replies

About 2 months ago, a 2/1 SFH in Sunnyvale sold for $2M, and made headlines in the Bay Area for a few days. https://sf.curbed.com/2018/3/2/17073100/silicon-va...2 months later, a SFH in the same neighborhood, 2x the s...

Shane Miller Toledo, OH
29 December 2022 | 137 replies

We are new to real estate investing and are considering the Toledo, OH market. Does anyone know about how long it takes to rent in this market? We are looking at properties in the 43612 zip.

Account Closed My Triplex is Gross - Am I A Slumlord?
4 December 2018 | 92 replies

Hi Everyone! I am new to the forums, but I love the Podcast. Thank you in advance for listening.. here goes...
My husband/partner and I found a great triplex property in (Deep East) Oakland, CA. This area was pretty ...