How much money do you set aside for contingencies (i.e.bankruptcy, unpaid taxes, evictions) when purchasing notes?Also, how long should such contingency funds be held and should they bear interest? 

Next 2 weeks, I'm going to be giving shout outs to those in the Note Industry that where kind and generous when I first met them as a newbie (true sign of a good soul). I'm starting with Mike Ruscica at https://yout...

I just received a notification that the property I own in Gainesville, FL requires a rental permit. This caught me off guard as I have owned the property (via self directed IRA) for 5 plus years and have not received ...

Hi,I'm new to the forums and looking into purchasing rental properties. I do plan on keeping my current job while I get started.I'm currently reading the Bigger Pockets tax strategy book and it is very eye-opening and...

Hi there everyone, my name is Laura Lamberth and I have been a biggerpockets learner for quite some time now, listening to every podcast and webinar I can!  I have wanted to buy properties for as long a I can remember...

Hi Bigger Pockets Community!My name is Noah Johnson. I'm 41 years old and a General Foreman for a Plumbing and Mechanical company. I've been listening to the Bigger Pockets podcast during my insufferable commute to Se...

The (newer) custodian of my SD401k is requesting an annual real estate appraisal for each note I hold within the account. As in, pay for a house appraisal each year for each note.

This can’t be right, can it? Shouldn...

Hello fellow BiggerPockets Team!
I'd like to introduce myself, my name is Gabby Adrian with CIVIC Financial Services. Originally an Ohio State Buckeye but now residing in Southern California! I have a passion for be...

I am starting out buying SFH's buy and hold rentals under 100K in Cleveland suburbs. I have Good credit/20% down/W2 income so I will be using bank financing.

Instead of buying "ready to go" homes - I want to buy slig...

Hello everyone...Motivated newbie in Denver. After a couple of years of reading/research on REI I finally stumbled onto BP. I'm only a few days in and "wow" what a great resource! Picked up a few books already (Brando...