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Emanuel Stafilidis Most investors talk about cash-flow and appreciation like two competing religions.
1 December 2025 | 36 replies
appreciation is a near certainty over long periods but cannot be relied on in the short term.these syndications are nationwide.  
Bruce D. Kowal "The Inheritance Trap Nobody Warns You About"
10 November 2025 | 5 replies
If the taxpayer dies after this 10-year period has elapsed, the lien cannot attach to inherited property. 
Graham Bozarth 1031 Exchange Decision: Duplex to Small Mobile Home Park
8 November 2025 | 2 replies
Aerobic septic system may require periodic service and oversight Small scale (seven units) limits economies of scaleQuestion:Would you trade a stable, low-maintenance duplex for a seven-unit, park-owned mobile home park with these numbers if:The financials can be verified, The purchase price is brought down to around $360,000–$370,000, and You already have local maintenance support?
Charles A. Crystal Ball 2020
17 November 2025 | 3 replies
More than any other business, deciding to invest in a real estate syndication is a declaration of faith in the deal sponsor.In many ways, that faith far outweighs the faith owners of Tesla shares must have in Elon Musk.And Musk is a one in a generation entrepreneurial genius inventor.Like many seasoned real estate investors,I decided long ago that wealth-building was a life-long game of patience and perseverance.On both counts,a real estate syndication fails the test.Most syndicated deals have a hold period of 3-7 years after which the exit strategy involves selling.The few that attempt to hold on to the asset via a refinance run into uncooperative investors who demand their seed capital back for various reasons,often resulting into a compromise to either buy them out or risk a legal battle.The facts of the matter are very basic:if it's not your deal,you don't make the big calls.Conversely,if it's not your money,you don't get to decide it's final destination.Now there's a good reason I never got into the flipping niche either.I'm not a transactional guy.It always felt like slaughtering the hen that lays my eggs,and I love my eggs to bits every time they are laid.It's why I keep going back to the hen.In the end,we don't need 1000 units to achieve financial freedom,we just need a handful of well acquired cash flowing assets to arrive at that place of peace.With some patience and due diligence,most people can get there without sleeping with 75 strangers every 3 years only to end up with no portfolio and a bagful of inflation susceptible cash with little to no tax advantages.That's where we did not want to be in the first place.If you do succumb to the temptation and end up being one of the few deal sponsors that actually look the part and take care of investors' money like it's yours,do make sure you haven't "quit" one job that you hate just to work in another that is even more soul-crushing.Managing multiple syndicated deals as a good deal sponsor can be big business,and big businesses can very easily turn into time-devouring leeches.Covid has shown us all we are nowhere near capable of seeing 3 months ahead,let alone 3 or 7 years.An asset is only really worth what the next buyer is willing to pay for it,no matter how much "forced appreciation" we have projected to investors in a rent drop environment.When balloon payments come due,thou shall sell or refinance,and good luck refinancing if the LTV is suddenly inverted.When the pieces suddenly don't fit the puzzle in front of us,the sinking feeling in the bottom of the stomach can be incredibly gut wrenching.Be careful.A voice in the wilderness,Jacksonville FL.
Paul Merriwether Has anyone heard of Scott Jelinek and his Slow Flip strategy?
14 November 2025 | 41 replies
Banks also won’t loan less than 50k on a home loan period.
Ruth Schrader-Grace Part investment and primary question in regards to a lender
10 November 2025 | 14 replies
But if there’s any uncertainty about timing, I’d lean toward a bridge loan or even negotiating a rent-back period after selling, just to keep things flexible.If you have enough equity in your current home, the HELOC gives you the freedom to move forward without rushing the sale and since interest is only paid on what you use, it keeps things manageable during the overlap period.The only thing to watch is timing and market conditions.
Steve Vassallo Looking to replace my work income with rental income
23 November 2025 | 31 replies
Unless your rental income increases faster than inflation, you will not have the needed dollars to pay inflated prices.For example, suppose you invest in a city where the average rental income increases by 2% per year and inflation averages 5% a year over the next 30 years, which is your anticipated retirement period.
Chase Calhoun Is the Short-Term Rental Play Starting to Wear Thin?
17 November 2025 | 22 replies
The trap with the 2018-2023 period of time is, it was a perfect storm for the STR investment class.
Anna Watkins My recent Tax Lien Auction experience in Tennessee - lost, but got an education
27 November 2025 | 22 replies
Franklin is such a growing county - I know many people who are planning their escape from Illinois financial and political mess and Tims Ford Lake area is popular for housing value and better weather than northern IL.When the time comes and you're past the redemption period on your lot, offer it to the property owners next door and other owners on the street. 
Srinivasa Subramanian What’s One Lease Clause That’s Saved You? (Here’s Mine)
27 November 2025 | 20 replies
The ESA letter must be signed, dated, valid for the entire period of the lease agreement, and on the official letterhead of the local health professional.