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Kevin Lunt Who inspired you to get into real estate?
17 December 2010 | 96 replies

Was it a big name and/or guru like Carleton Sheets, Donald Trump or Robert Kiyosaki or was it your parents, an uncle, a college buddy?

(Seeing as I'm new here; I apologize if this has been discussed before.)

Chris Gerenser Does Turnkey eat up too much to be a viable strategy?
21 July 2016 | 45 replies

Just starting out and am leaning towards Turnkey in Indianapolis and then branching out into other markets.  I'm interested if others have used Turnkey providers effectively to build large portfolios.  @Brandon Turner...

Ashley Wolfe 50/50 partners...What?
19 December 2018 | 44 replies

I just emailed a remodeling company asking if they act as GCs on house rehab projects.  They come highly recommended and are a Five Star Rated (by Home Services Review) company.  My email said, "I'm a RE investor in t...

Akshay Bhaskaran Need advice on my real estate investment strategy
4 October 2022 | 18 replies

Hello fellow investors,
Need some serious advise on my real estate investment strategy
1. Currently having around $300,000 in equity from my primary home (in Hutto) 
2. Of this, I’m planning to take out a Home Equi...

Alex Silang How do RE empires typically collapse?
23 March 2014 | 42 replies

1) Not keeping enough reserves. Big expense hits and owner cannot handle it

2) Fix/flip - unforseen repair needed. Too many deals go bad.

I'm curious to hear how RE empires go down during recessions.

Nick Rutkowski New lending standards, what’s your prediction?
21 April 2020 | 62 replies

I’m hearing on the internet, television, and BP the lending standards for big banks are starting to change. Some theorized prices for housing will fall, others think nothing will happen and we’ll all go back to our on...

Taron Jackson Looking at Newark, New Jersey
16 November 2016 | 108 replies

Hello BP....I'm looking to purchase property in Newark, NJ...I'm from NYC so for me, this is right next door. Can anyone let me know what neighborhoods to stay away from? Thanks. 

David Campbell Never invest in a cashflow negative property?
9 October 2021 | 52 replies

I invested in a property in property in San Diego in 2015, whose numbers were indicating it was going to be cashflow negative by a couple hundred dollars per month. I was a little surprised at the near universal advic...

Walter Roby jr Show me your 2% rule
17 May 2017 | 76 replies

Greetings,I live here in the Los Angeles market and by no means expect to find any investment close to the 2% rule both on and off market. I have tried researching recent sales and cross matched potential rents in oth...

Alex Russo Your Biggest Gaf in Real Estate - share your story
5 October 2016 | 58 replies

What is your biggest gaf/stupid mistake that you have made in your career so far?It may include you ending up with egg on your face, missing something extremely obvious, or making a beginners mistake. I am sure we all...