Brandon Luke
To pay off rental properties or not...that is the question!
I am developing my business plan for buying and holding. I was talking out some ideas with another investor, and she said you should never pay off your properties, and never pay all cash.
It seems to me that if you d...
Mark Mosch
What is a "good" cash on cash return?
Hi All, I was curious to compare notes with others as to what minimum cash on cash criteria they use to determine if a deal is doable, and what is one they would be really happy with. It seems to be that if your obj...
Bethany Tran
What state should we consider buying properties now at the budget around 350k-450k?
I live in Houston but I think it's not worth investing in Houston because property tax is so high and keep increasing every year. Additionally, renting market is very competitive. And, appreciation here is not so good...
Jonathan Larios
New investor looking for some honest advice/help
Hello, my name is Jonathan Larios, and I am wanting to begin to invest in real estate. I am located in Southern California (greater la county) and was wondering what type of investing I should look into. I work a full...
Dave Ivery
Why do so many people fail to get started?
I am just curious. With so many resources available, 100% financing programs, down payment assistance programs, urban development programs, places where sellers are begging you to buy their homes, and platforms like ...
Joe Lee
OOS investing -- cities with appreciation & low real estate taxes
Hello! I would like to get into my first real estate investment and have been doing some research. It seems finding cash flow deals is slim-to-none, unless I'm looking at war zone areas where entry price is low but re...
Michael Sabosky
Trying to avoid being new to REI forever
Howdy Y'all,Over the past several years, I've had a deep desire to start my journey in REI (specifically commercial). Currently, I have a small residential solar sales business that has done alright. However, it is no...
Kelly Foydl
You just net $1 Million dollars game
Hi all,I know it's been played before, but there are tons of us new to the site, so thought I would play it again.You just won something that gave you an after tax, free and clear $1 MILLION dollars to do as you pleas...
Hema Dasarathy
My story & 10 homes on conventional mortgage . Best way to 11th?
My Journey as an Investor: I started investing in buy and hold properties in May of 2014. Triggered by the loss of my 80 year old mother early that year, a lady with very minimum formal education- she had managed to...
David Zachery
Neighborhood appreciation value
What’s a good way to see if a neighborhood is appreciating in value? We were thinking of buying a place in the Villages, Florida. It’s close to parents and then we’d also rent it out. However, I’m concerned that t...