Hi everyone, a few of you may have seen my enthusiasm in the past about utilizing Air BNB's platform to bring entrepreneurs together with investors to expand both of their businesses and while I have done some limited...

I would like to learn more about the use of an IRA for the purchase of buy and hold properties. Are these properties held in an LLC that your own or in your personal name? Can you use these funds for any property, whe...

Hi everyone,I'm leaning towards opening a solo 401k vs a SDIRA, for buying and holding multifamily properties. But I have a question that I would like answered before I can make a final decision.My question is, I unde...

For those who buy and hold - how do you decide when to fold (sell)?

Here's the situation: Bought several OOS properties starting 2.5 years ago. We "chose" this location because my husband was assigned there for wor...

I am under contract on a quadplex near a university that is 4 hour drive from me. After speaking with some property managers, I'm realizing they really know how to tack on the fees... 10% (expected) of all revenues, 1...

Buckle up. This is a long post addressing many myths around the current obsession with the "STR loophole." And the first of such myths is that it is a loophole. No, it is not. Loopholes are something UNintended. In co...

Hi BPers,I'm in the processing of hiring my cleaner for my first property. Does your house cleaner normally give you an invoice after every clean? Probably for your records, it would make sense to have invoices for al...

Bigger Pockets Community,
Before the COVID-19 crisis, my investing partner and I were analyzing deals for neighborhood strip centers in our home region.  What a difference a month (or three) makes.  Over the past sev...

Hey BP,

I was wondering to hear from someone who is familiar with the Chicago market. I live 30 minutes south of the city and have been hearing there are very good deals in Chicago, but you have to purchase in the ri...