Ben Leybovich
What is Bad Debt?
There's been a lot of discussion on the forums as it relates to differentiating bad debt from good. The most common view on BP is that any debt which does not produce investment returns is bad debt.I, for the most pa...
Jesse Kindra
Self Directed IRA or Solo 401k
Hi BP Community,I could use some advise on options available for retirement accounts from past employers. I do have a few accounts available and I think it's fairly easy to rollover into a Self Directed IRA using a cu...
Dave Hurt
Our first restaurant build out - before and after!
Hello All, The commercial RE forum seemed like the best place to post this.I just wanted to share before and after pics of our first bar/restaurant build out! This is our first project and we have certainly learned a...
Andrew McGuire
I'm Buying Negative Equity Properties and I'm Excited About It
I purchased 1 and UC for 2 properties this month two of which I'm keeping as Long term rental. The first 699 E Gold Dust, San Tan Valley AZ comps around 375K and I purchased for 393K so I'm lost about 18K equity by p...
Travis Elliott
Help me spend $600,000. Looking to buy multiple units and I need a good strategy
Hi guys.A little about myself. Some years back I sold a business. I got a lump sum of cash down and then I carried the contract for the remaining portion. More on that soon. I retired young and moved to Asia. I now ha...
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Home sellers would no longer be forced to pay up to 6 percent commission to agents
American homeowners could see a significant drop in the cost of selling their homes after a real estate trade group agreed to a landmark deal that will eliminate a bedrock of the industry, the 6 percent sales commissi...
Robbie Taylor
Why not snowball the debt on real estate investments?
I love the forums and the podcasts, but one constant I see is that people are looking to add more properties or refinance properties for cash to buy more properties etc.Why don't more people start snowballing down the...
James Somers
401k or Real Estate?
I know this may be a weird question to ask on a real estate forum (Im thinking the vast majority of responses will be pro real estate), but I wanted to get some different perspectives from the BP community. I current...
Alex Silang
Why do you want to be superwealthy?
Just an honest question.Besides being able to "retire early" and maybe do a couple international trips a year, why do you want to acquire a massive amount of wealth? I used to fall into this category. But then I switc...
James C Norman Jr
Fourplex investing with an impending recession?
When is the optimal time to purchase multi-family residential property? With the impending recession, what are some considerations for aspiring investors? What echelons of property should be honed in on? Which shou...