Scott V.
Just put a deposit on a sports car. Am I a complete dummy here?
I'm totally prepared to get my ass grilled based on the title of this thread but that's fine. Please share your honest opinions. Here is the situation:
- I'm a complete car nut. I spend a lot of my free time research...
Mike Dymski
Idle Cash and the War Chest Strategy
A - Invest $100, add value to $120, market corrects to $100 in year 1, but you achieve an 8% return from cash flow and principal reduction.B - Invest $100, add value to $120, market remains as-is (or it takes longer t...
Ben Leybovich
And There's the Truth About Current Market!
This article in the Globe tells the absolute truth about what Account Closed - do we buy into the upswing and thus speculate on the power of the wave (and in the process overpay relative to fundamentals), or do we con...
Amy Zemser
Tenant Terrorizes Innocent Landlord, Landlord Seeks Advice on BP!
Hi Friends! I sure could use a piece of smart advice right now. I have a rather nuanced problem. Our home is a two-family, and we have a beautiful one-bedroom apartment at the side, where we have rented to a timely pa...
Keith Jourdan
Tenant from hell eviction case. Now I have officially seen it all
Bought a SFH at the end of last year. Off market deal, had a tenant who owner said , "has not paid rent in 6 months, and i dont want to deal with the eviction process." I got the house for an awesome deal. One of my b...
Elizabeth Susan Ademi
$300,000 in student loan debt
Hello from Connecticut!I have a hate-love relationship with Connecticut. I hate the state because it's WICKED expensive to live in. I love this state because it offers over 300+ bird species that migrate through! Yes,...
John Chapman
?Building a Junker Portfolio
In the last few months, I have met a few retiring landlords who were looking to unload their properties. When I looked at the properties, I was really surprised at just how junky they were. They were a bunch of ...
Joel Owens
The Wholesaling TRAP
I just thought I would post this.
Wholesaling for many seems a way to get started with no funds but this simple isn't true.
I was doing small talk today with another commercial listing broker about a ...
Jil Tin
Debt or Leverage of Low interest,what is best plan before retire
Debt or Leverage of Low interest, what is best plan before retirement?we live in California, have primary home and a rental home. I have 530k balance primary home first mortgage locked 3.5% for 30 years (PITI=$3263), ...
Trent Jackson
Investing outside of California
With the new rental laws in California, I have been looking to flip my current two rentals a (4/2 and 3/2 ) to another more landlord friendly state. I recently purchased “The book on Rental Property Investing.” By BT....