All Forum Posts by: Eric C.

Has anyone used QR Codes on any of their marketing material? How effective is this? Also, does size and placement matter especially dealing with print and digital formats?

Unless you have a large payment on a primary residence, a lot of these investment properties could potentially cover themselves - meaning you don't have to have a really high reported income to qualify. You will get credit for fair market rent when the appraisal is done. 

Chase bank gave me no issues about taking first position. I went with them for ease of access, as my primary checking account is with them.

Being a SF Bay Area kid I have been in Yosemite valley many times.. when I saw that guy climb up El Cap it was the most awesome thing I think I have ever seen..

Real estate has been good to me all these years but yes there is much more to life than worrying about cash flow and rentals tenants and stuff.. keep your perspective.

We live in the Jet age for 750 bucks you can be around the world in 15 to 16 hours.. all these people that get so focused on being retired or living on their rentals AS soon as they can to me they miss many of the pleasures of a rounded life.. hopefully if they do achieve their dreams they will stop and smell the roses.

I had one guy on BP write me a private message one time and said I post to much and I just not have a life.

my reply well maybe so from his perspective but in the last year I have been to  Isreal  Thailand Hawaii 2 times London  British Columbia to fly fish and about 12 other locations in the US ( those are primarily business) so don't let the peanut Gallery here on BP bug you !!! 

@Eric C.  what was the name of that rock climber who free climbed El Capitan ??

I think they showed it on 60 minutes and I think he did it without any ropes.. is that right

if so it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen !!!

sorry to change subjects but based on your Avitar thought you might recall that..

 Okay.  Now I get it.  You don't want the advice of smart, experienced investors.  You want to kick up dust over a social issue.  I'm not interested in that.  Best of luck to you.

If there is no difference, why put your cashflowing asset at risk?  I say it that way because in one of your first posts you spoke to ownership rights in case it were to go bad - probably meaning that you feel the actual decisions (sell or re-buy out) would be yours....I know that's how I would feel.  In this situation you are the only one with something to lose.  Most of the posts here are trying to get that point across.  AKA knowledgeable person says - the stove is hot don't touch it, right after, of course, the unknowing person has to see for themselves, throws a hand on the stove and gets burned.  The difference is that you will be giving that decision making right away, unless you do a 51%-49% split, but good luck explaining that one - just like the prenup discussion.

I went through a similar situation with an ex (no marriage) of my own, we had been together for over 5 years, living together for 4 1/2 of those years, had everyone telling us that we should get married and all that mess, and thank God I did NOT listen to them and did NOT have her name on any of the documents or bills associated with the house...that conversation went over like a big, wet fart (Step Brothers (2/8) Movie Clip - Job Interview (2008) HD - YouTube) in church, but we still made it another 4 years. 

My advise - take it as a grain of salt - set yourselves up for future success...make a clean transition into this new chapter of your lives together - find a new place to live aside from your rental property, keep your property rented and keep collecting that money - hell, use it to pay your portion of the new place.  That way the new place will be yours together instead of the place that was yours, and now is ours.  Leave that mess for when/if you are married.  Worst case scenario - which should be considered because like you had alluded to - who knows if you, or her, decide one day - this isn't working, I want out...you still have something to fall back on.  Hopefully it all works out and you don't have to go through any of it, but wouldn't it be a lot better to not have to go through the what is mine, what is yours with your free and clear property?

Hate to add this last part cause I don't know your entire situation, but since I don't know you from Adam, do consider what is the underlying reasoning behind her (I'm assuming from the OP) bringing this up?  Hopefully she is the type that wants to pull her own weight, but in my experience this may be her subtle way of saying, we've been together for 4 years...time to either sh1t or get off the pot....but that is a decision to be made by y'all - get married or don't makes no difference to me.  Make no mistakes this isn't a business decision, but a life decision.  Best wishes on all of it!

PS - THE STOVE IS HOT!!!