It’s about managing risk, being employed by someone else is taking a risk.

Part of it was a learning curve(i.e. check public eviction history prior to meeting applicants there if you don't accept those who've been evicted, or having them call to confirm the day of showing so as to not stand you up) The other part is our strict criteria (current home inspection, employment verification, landlord verification) we invest in a working class neighborhood where people tend to shade the truth more often than not.

First of all, I totally agree with you that you should contribute to your employer 401k up to the employer match.

At least not in any quantity where an average person can 'employ' such an advisor.

It has to do with dividends vs self employment tax on a part of your income from flips.

You need to employe an architect, designer, engineer, and/or GC that has experience in something similar to help make the project come to fruition.

It's one of the downside to self-employment that's not often discussed but yeah, there's that challenge.

Hello! My name is Stacey and I am new to BP. My main concern is how you should approach certain areas with relatively high unemployment rates. I want to buy a property near my hometown. However, the unemployment ra...

Put allure (see Home Depot web site)...

I just cannot understand the allure of that place, but I'm in the minority.