CJ M.
Gutsiest thing you did starting out in REI?
What was the "gutsiest" thing you did to finally take the plunge into REI? For me, I unexpectedly lost my job last year and decided to go all-in by investing over 100% of my savings into my first BRRRR. The purchase w...
Loan Doan
I am living in San Francisco, should I invest in Sacramento?
Hi Everyone,Could any body please give me some advises for my first investment?My husband and I are renting a studio in San Francisco and would like to invest on rental property. However, we found it is too expensive ...
Emanuel Blando
Local Governments Restricting STRs
On 5/3/2023 the City of Kansas City, MO announced that Short-Term Rentals will be completely banned in ALL residential zoning! I had not taken it seriously until I read a couple of articles outlining their plans. Mo...
Scott Trench
Why Would Someone that Is Financially Savvy NOT House-Hack?
I'm curious. I have written extensively about how I "House-Hack" and live in one part of a duplex and have tenants rent out the other portion of that. They pay down the mortgage and allow me to live for free.For every...
Jack Ropp
Investing with Student Debt
I am 23, just graduated from business school, I worked and played baseball so I only have about $8,000 in student debt. I am currently working a job making around 40K a year and am renting a place with some roommates....
Steven M.
Too Many "Investors" Owning Homes...Are We Heading For A Whole New Serious R/E Problem?
I would like to address a concern I have about the herd-mentality of everyone and their uncle becoming "investors" and how this is likely to have very serious long term implications on housing that few have thought mu...
Account Closed
We Are Only One Decision From a Totally Different Life
I was driving home from a party yesterday afternoon and saw a truck with a big American flag driving on the freeway. I asked my wife what's the occasion? She said September 11. She reminded me that I've been off my W2...
Luke Dilorenzo
Illegal immigrant tenants and lease termination
Hello everyone,I feel like maybe I’m being a softy, however I wanted some input from the more experienced landlords out there on how they would/have handled this situation.So recently I closed and owner occupy on a 4-...
Crystal C
Downward Spiral
What are everyone's thoughts? How much longer do you think we will be in a "down" market? :crying:
Matt M.
How are you all achieving such high returns?
I'm in Canada. Cheapest places in the city I live in go for about 170k, and you couldn't get them for much lower than that (no distressed housing of any sort). Now, what you get for that 170k isn't much (an old tow...