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Alex Applebee My first flip at 26, a woman, ZERO construction skills.
29 July 2016 | 337 replies

I closed escrow on the sale of my very first flip back in January. Craziness of life got in the way and I never got around to posting about it here. However, I figured it was time. I SERIOUSLY credit BP for some of th...

Benjamin Lenz Why you shouldn't build a Jr. ADU in California
10 April 2024 | 59 replies

For those of you who live in California, you may think you can "Triplex" your home by tacking on an ADU and Jr. ADU to your existing dwelling. From what I've gathered (at least in my city), the truth is that you CAN d...

Peter Vekselman Success Rate in Real Estate...Shockingly Low
19 October 2023 | 203 replies

If you had to guess, what is the success rate in real estate investing?  Success being defined by someone being able to live above average lifestyle strictly based upon their earnings in real estate.I bet its below 5%...

K S. My 100k house vs 100k in the S&P 500 (16 years later)
10 December 2023 | 289 replies

A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...

Ankur Agarwal Using wood-look vinyl vs laminate for flooring
13 April 2018 | 19 replies

Hi,I am in the process of replacing my living room and bedroom flooring in my rental house. One of the contractors showed me wood-look vinyl tile planks and said that people prefer these vs. laminate flooring in renta...

Cece Steoger Should I sell or rent my primary house
21 June 2020 | 12 replies

Hi, newbie here. I have a house around north seattle(Greenwood/Greenlake) area. I did all the calculation and know that this is definitely not a good rental investment.... (I.e cash flow is about neutral. Big equity l...

NIcholas Hamel Does Velocity Banking work????
27 July 2023 | 237 replies

Hey everyone ive been hearing about and researching VELOCITY BANKING alot lately. Seems too good to be true. Any of you experts have experience in this field and can confirm or deny? Thanks everyone!Nick

Eric Justice Buying property-All Cash
5 June 2024 | 116 replies

It seems that purchasing property in all cash would have the best outcome for investments. The owner would not have a mortgage. The owner would have to pay property taxes. Buying with all cash gives the owner the opti...

Matt R. Where do landlords actually make the most money (profits) ?
22 June 2017 | 97 replies

There is so much misinformation on this site it is crazy.Here are the facts; For total profits, cash flow plus equity since 2009 the top 3 locations are San Francisco, San Jose and LA.Since 2000, that is LA, SF and Sa...