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Jim Herbst Contributing to 401k or 403b or ROTH vs. Saving for Down Payment on Investment Property
15 August 2015 | 37 replies

I have been inspired by the podcasts and insight on BP and appreciate how a LONG-TERM buy and hold approach (my niche and strategy) can lead to quite significant 'passive' income streams over time. I also understa...

John Lubin Shouldn't Prop Manager handle eviction?
19 September 2024 | 30 replies

My property manager is saying an eviction will cost ~$1000 for a lawyer.  Shouldn't the property manager handle the eviction process themself, otherwise, what am I really paying them for?  Tenant paid last month ~ 20 ...

Isiah Ferguson ENTIRE AC unit needs to be replace. Wiped out ALL cash flow ??
21 August 2017 | 76 replies

I just found out the AC unit needs to be replaced. The unit is 30 years old prior to the tenant being evicted it seem to work good. I got a quote from the ONE HOUR ac contractor and he said it'll cost 6k-8k to replace...

Bret Weigel Attic Insulation on Rental - Install or not?
29 August 2016 | 38 replies

Hi all, I had some tenants move in last month to a 3/2 SFR (I just closed on the property a month prior) and I really like them a lot. Good people. Anyways, the first day in, we realized the hot water heater needed re...

Russell Strazzella Leaving California for "sunnier" skies!
17 September 2015 | 47 replies

Hey everybody,For the last dozen years I've been working in eCommerce in Los Angeles, but am finally scratching the itch to get into real estate.  I have sold my home and plan to use the profit I made as capital to bu...

Amir M. What were you before you started in investing?
22 December 2017 | 76 replies

I am really curious as to what kind of background most people were before they started working.  For example, Were you in a high paying job? or did you owned a business? or were you just a college student like me who ...

Account Closed Which strategy builds massive wealth the fastest?
30 November 2017 | 47 replies

I have either read on the forum or heard in the podcast that you choose your strategy based on your goal(s).

I.e. Rentals create passive income and wealth in the long run vs. rehabbing which has large payoffs in a sh...

Larry K. Are buy & hold investors in NYC, SF, LA, etc at a disadvantage?
7 October 2015 | 108 replies

With the rent to price ratios so high are we at a disadvantage? This applies to 1to4 Fam and larger commercial deals, also with very low cap rates.  There must be an upside. Any ideas?

Jim K. For newbies and the BIG MEANIE INVESTORS in the BiggerPockets forums
20 June 2024 | 69 replies

We get a lot of this, and sometimes, it really does baffle me. As my profile says, I'm an affordable-housing handyman landlord running a small outfit out here in Pittsburgh and doing what I do is NOT EASY. It's signif...

Peter York Cash Accumulation life insurance
23 August 2019 | 76 replies

I have been working with a financial advisor for about a year now and he is strongly suggesting permanent life insurance. I am skeptical about it because I would rather save the money that I would put into the policy ...