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Tony Thompson Suggestion For a New Forum: Dealmaking Failure Stories
25 November 2009 | 26 replies
If there is one thing I have learned in this business, "Never bite off more than you can chew"Over leveraging yourself is financial suicide.
Peter Vekselman Success Rate in Real Estate...Shockingly Low
19 October 2023 | 203 replies
Thanks so much for chiming in here, Scott.I think this is why it galls it so much when I say what I think are very reasonable things about not taking suicidal risks in this business and approaching what must be done with the right methodical mindset, and random BP posters accuse me of killing people's dreams.I own more than 10 units.
Alessandra Verbena Impact of War with Ukraine on U.S. Real Estate
8 March 2022 | 84 replies
The only way to get out of this is to cut costs, I do not see the government cutting any social programs, this would be political suicide.
Jim K. What's it going to take for the next real estate crash to happen?
11 April 2022 | 85 replies
NOW, what would cause a housing crash, yeah, let's play this out: - Air-raid sirens going off as Russian subs and bombers drop nuke's on various cities.
Leonard L. BP Book Club: Rich Dad Poor Dad (Chapter 2)
22 July 2015 | 1 reply
Whitney and Albert Fall were released from prison, and Fraser and Livermore committed suicide.2. 
Account Closed Subject To Existing Financing
10 October 2013 | 7 replies
I find it extremely impractical & legal suicide to try to even begin to dissect an effective subject-to deal on line in an open forum.A land trust is not a silver bullet.
Bryce Jamison How do your tenants submit maintenance request?
25 August 2022 | 10 replies
Earliest call I've had is 8 am (burst pipe) and latest was 9:30 pm after tenant suicide.
George Mastrosavas Are you ready for INFLATION?!
17 February 2022 | 15 replies
On the subject of #exonomic crashes:- Median family household #income (US census) -1999: $42,0002020: $67,521(61% increase)- Median #home Price in the US -1999: $152,0002021: $411,000(170% increase)- Average #student loan debt at graduation - 1999: $16,0302021: $37,172(132% increase)- Average cost of a new #cars - 1999: $20,6862021: $45,031(118% increase)- 1999 #family net worth statistics (federal reserve) -Median: $53,100Average: $219,000($165,900 gap)- 2020 family #Networth statistics (federal reserve) -Median: $121,411Average: $746,821($625,410 gap)- Federal #debt -1999: $5.606 trillion2021: $28.9 trillion(416% increase)- #Suicide rates per 100k (Americashealthranking) -1999: 10.5/100,000 2020: 14.2/100,000(35% increase)The powers at be have allowed these numbers increase for 22 years and have done nothing but make it worse at a faster rate.
Phillip Dixon Just starting out- Is this even possible?
19 May 2023 | 6 replies
We have a little bit of a suicide-run plan to try to buy a multi-family, and looking for a reality-check if we're going to hard, or perhaps into something that isn't possible for us.
Eric Stanley What do you think about my idea to buy land I can’t afford???
17 June 2023 | 10 replies
It's called "financial suicide."