Jerrad Shepherd
Sell one property per year in retirement
I have a decent sized rental portfolio made up of sfh and duplexes and have often thought about selling one a year once we decide to fully retire. I realize depreciation recapture and capital gains taxes would need t...
Kenneth Joseph Perfido
Should I Pay Off My VA Loan Quickly or Keep Leveraging Debt?
Context:I’m seeking advice from those experienced in real estate investing and financial freedom strategies.I recently bought a multi-family property in Newport, RI, using my VA loan for $695K. I’m no longer house hac...
Mike Hasson
When is it time to treat yourself? [Reinvest VS Spend profit]
Hi BP Fam!
I've hit a dilemma that I'm sure many others encounter at some point in their investing careers, and figured this would be a fun topic to discuss.
So I've been working my a** of for at least 15 years as a...
Ericka G.
Lifestyle inflation vs. reasonable standard of living increase?
I’ve been frugal my whole life. My family jokes that my older brother started borrowing money from me when I was six (he was 16) because I always had $ stacked. But now I’m reaching a point where I want to splurge a...
Jay Miller
Under Contract - Need Rehab Advice
I'm currently under contract (my first ever purchase) on a 2 unit + garden in Irving Park, hoping to close next week and would like to get the ball rolling on work ASAP to get the vacant units on the market by 10/1 id...
Brad Turner
Houston-area market concerns (BRRRR)...
Good morning everyone! Rookie investor here - no properties yet but I hope to change that in the coming months. My partner and I are in the NE Houston area and looking to get started investing in this area. We've sett...
Ed Waggoner
Should I sell my paid off renovated rental house or refinance ,1031 or rent again.
Hello, I own 40 rental houses in Richmond VA and have been self managing for 25 years, they are all paid off. My son now owns a management company and manages all my properties.In the past years I have done nice 30k t...
Bruce L.
When do you reward yourself with Lavish Gifts?
So, there is a thread out there about a newbie wanting to buy a Lambo and given that he just started, and had no money at the time, most people consensus is that buying a Lambo would not be a good idea at that time...
Justin Brown
Who's coming to 10X Growth Conference?!?!
Hey Bigger Pockets Community, I'm planning on going to the 10X Growth Conference in three weeks down in Miami and wanted to reach out and see who else would be there or in the area! Thought it would be cool todo an BP...
Michael Shadow
Advanta business credit card closing
I just got notice today that Advanta Corp is closing all business credit card accounts effective 5/30 (in 4 days). That's not much notice to try and get things shuffled around. Has anyone else run into issues like t...