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William Chrisman is it worth mortgaging my primary residence.
28 October 2013 | 29 replies

Quick and to the point!

I purchased my home last june with cash, a foreclosure for 54k its worth about 180k. I have one rental property with a mortgage that breaks even and only about 6k equity, I have a guest house...

Dennis Tierney Multi-Family Appraisal Sham?
22 February 2017 | 22 replies

Has anyone else found multi-family appraisals in your area to be essentially worthless? I know the banks require them but I have found them to be wholly lacking in credibility. We have under contract a 48 unit that...

Matthew Davis Champaign Illinois too high to buy?
17 December 2020 | 13 replies

I’ve partnered with an owner of quite a few properties in Bloomington and Decatur. Together him and I own a 32 unit just outside Decatur, and it’s doing well. I have a few more units in Urbana that do ok, but not kill...

Michael Lauther My market is better than your market
2 March 2012 | 30 replies

Many of us choose a market and focus on a relatively small area like a laser. What are the significant attributes that you have considered which makes your market a winner going forward.

How do these attributes play...

Drew Y. Does the Warren Buffet method work in Real Estate?
9 June 2018 | 19 replies

Warren Buffett when asked about his time horizon for investments. He answered with "Our favorite stock holding period is forever.” That got me wondering about real estate as I know folks in the boomer generation that ...

Darrell Bazemore Infinite Banking? Do or Don’t
19 November 2020 | 19 replies

Hey there, I’ve recently come across this concept and after doing light research I cant seem to find anything wrong with this personal finance system thus far. I got a quote to see what the cash value is year 1 and it...

Account Closed Vice President Harris Announces Economic Agenda
21 August 2024 | 182 replies

Vice President Harris is expected to announce her plans at a rally on Friday. According to Forbes, it will focus on creating more affordable housing. Some of the finer points that I can see are $25,000 in down payment...

Ramon Wilson Are RE investors in Los Angeles crazy, stupid or know a secret?
9 September 2018 | 64 replies

I have been looking around at multi-family investment properties in gentrifying areas of Los Angeles. I received the email below which is representative of feedback I've received from many brokers in this area. Are RE...

Laura Williams I lose $20k/year - help me w/ my strategy!
27 January 2019 | 122 replies

Sooo I have three houses that are all former primary residences that are now rentals. None of the homes were bought with the intention to rent them out, so the sale price and mortgages weren't optimized to be rentals....

Christina Tkacs Can you truly get ahead by buying turn-key homes
7 August 2021 | 89 replies

I want to write the title in quotes because it's not like I had much of a strategy to start with.  I bought a duplex and a turn-key SFH at a normal price for houses in the area.  Both were conventional loans with 25% ...