Pat McCandless
Self-directed IRA
When using a self directed IRA as a down payment on a rental property, I'm understanding that any cash flow can't be touched for personal use (if that's not the case please chime in). What happens then if you wanted t...
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What to do with Operating Expense Reserves
Like a lot of newbies here, I was surprised to find that operating expenses run about 50% of your rent collections. My question is, what do you do with all that money. Obviosuly you are not spending hundreds of dolla...
Ryan Geisler
Infinite banking for new investor
I have recently been learning about infinite banking via whole life insurance loan. Is it a great place to start to get funding for my first deal? Any things I need to watch out for or words of advice for that method?
Jeff B.
P/E ratios vs Cap Rates as metrics
Stocks are measured using a Price / Earnings ratio (ref: http://www.investopedia.com/university/peratio/peratio1.asp) Although a simple indicator to calculate, the P/E is actually quite difficult to interpret....
Pablo Valles
beginner in real estate and looking to further expand
Hello everyone!
I bought first home in October of 2020 through a FHA loan. I have recently moved out and decided to rent it out. This is my first rental property and so I have no idea how to manage the property so I ...
Rick Martin
The more deals you are in, the more upside you are participating in. Redeploy your $!
Isn’t it better to be in 2 real estate deals than 1, 10 deals than 5, or 20 deals than 10?
You make your BIG money on the buy, then the sell. Cash flow is nice, but chances are you won't get rich on cash flow alone.
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Shoshana Shulman
help analyzing 'deal'
To answer this question, I think my age (62) should be taken into account, as the benefits might not be as great for someone my age.I own half a house with another investor. I have the opportunity to buy him out. We'v...
Louis Dobrik
What's the most you've seen someone cashflow in a month?
Just a little curious :)What's the most you've seen someone cashflow from multi-family?
Pete Wallace
Rent or Sell? Washington, DC Condo
Hi all - I'm hoping folks can give me their thoughts on my situation as I determine whether to sell or rent out my 2 bed/2bath condo in Washington, DC. Here's the numbers:Monthly mortgage - 1750Expected Rent - 2800Pro...
Brian Evans
New Investor in Los Angeles - Need insight
Hi Bigger Pockets, I am a new investor in Los Angeles. I have a multi unit under contract and have skin in the game, after that I will be short on cash flow. I would love to know what step two would be for creating ca...