Karl McGarvey
Payoff a Vehicle or buy another rental!?
About to close on a refi of our personal property. Saving $250/mo plus getting about $12k cash back in closing. Current vehicle payment is $398/mo with about 9000 left to pay (2.5% interest rate).Initial thought is go...
Alicia Marks
QOTW: How have meetups and masterminds help your business?
Welcome to our Question Of The Week!
Many newbies are always asking how they can get started, and I will without a doubt say "join a meetup"! Let's talk about how meetups have benefited you, where you found one, and ...
Tom Anderson
Startup Rhove is offering renters a vested interest in their Apts
I recently read this article by Fast Company on a new real estate startup called Rhove out of Columbus, Ohio. The quick summary is they're offering renters in their buildings a small piece of equity on the property th...
Lance Thibault
Cash close...do I need a buying side realtor
Hello,I'm going to purchase in full my next property essentially with cash (HELOC funds already available).If I find the property myself, what benefit does having a realtor on my side provide?Thank you.
Allen Scoging
How much negative cashflow is tolerable?
The obvious answer is zero - it's a suicidal strategy! But, here's the full story:I live in SoCal and currently rent but have a down payment saved and ready to buy. Unfortunately, property prices are currently detache...
Derek Savage
Building Capital While Young: Two jobs or college?
I am a senior in high school and I am wondering if taking a gap year and working 50-60 hours a week to get some starting capital is something to consider. I am wondering if I should do that or try to get through commu...
Alice Chen
Prop 19 in California
Seems like prop 19 has passed in California. What's the best strategy with this new law, that will reassess rental property taxes to fair market value, if passed to your heirs. Since the law does not take into effect...
Serena Sun
Refinance or sell to buy a new house? Please advise!
hi All, I am not professional RE investors, so I hope that you can give me some advice for my situation.We bought our primary home in 2002 for $300K, the mortgage plus taxes and insurance is $2600/mon. The house shoul...
Alex Silang
Is being a land lord a "meaningful" job?
So right now I work in the back office of a bank, financial processing. Pretty boring, all day I'm buried in excel. Very unexciting. Every day is the same. I feel like a drone, very little decision making. It's cushy ...
Emanuel Caldera
Question about what I should do with my first Rental in Denver!
Hello Everyone, I am wanting to get some insight as to what others would do in my situation. I have a home that I own in the Denver area and currently have about 250k in equity after paying the agent fees. In todays m...