Brady Mullen
The Cost of Waiting - A Different Way to Look at It
You've probably heard the "would you rather" scenario about being offered $1M or a penny that doubles every day for a month, right?
Well, consider this little twist…
So, in case you haven't heard, a penny that doubl...
Richard Hadley
Infinite Banking Concept
I'm throwing a question out about how to get started in the infinite banking concept and the ability to leverage one of my properties to get started, does anyone have any experience in doing this? And the other quest...
Hayden Kerns
Help Needed: Single Family Rental Properties v.s. Stock Market Returns
Real Estate or the Stock Market. For those that have ventured into either avenue of investing, what insights can you share? Have you found real estate to be more lucrative and stable over time, or do you believe that ...
Dawn Curry
How much do you need to retire?
I get markets, lifestyles and goals differ.. but how much passive income do you need coming in to walk away from your full time job?
We all are ambitious if we’re on BP.. so what are your goals? What is the line whe...
Josh Stack
A "Hall Analysis" of Gastonia as a Market for Buy&Hold Rentals
Hey Everyone,There has been some good discussion about Gastonia lately, particularly in this thread started by @Johnny Szeto. While there has been some excellent discussion and some anecdotal evidence shared by @Ty...
Tony T.
NY Bill Would CANCEL Rent for 90 Days, Not Postpone.
https://reason.com/2020/03/25/...
The state of New York has a bill to CANCEL rent for 90 days for workers affected by the virus! This isn't deferring rent payment; it is waiving it.
Those landlords who have mortgage...
Every day, our lives are consumed by things that simply don’t amount to much. In fact, most of your successes will come from a very small percentage of your activities. That’s the basic concept of the 80/20 rule, and ...
Robin Grimes
Tenant Applicants say the dumbest things
Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.
I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signa...
Peter York
Cash Accumulation life insurance
I have been working with a financial advisor for about a year now and he is strongly suggesting permanent life insurance. I am skeptical about it because I would rather save the money that I would put into the policy ...
Aaron T.
What percent are you using for maintenance, vacancy, PM, etc???
I am using the BP rental calc to evaluate properties for potential rental performance. What numbers is everyone using for their expenses?I am using:Vacancy- 6%-8% this gives me one months rent at 8% or just enough to ...