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Hi All,My goal is to grow my portfolio to generate cashflow to live off of passive income. Mainly interested in BRRRR deals.I have a couple SFH rental properties here in the midwest that are fully paid off. Having thi...
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Hi,
I'm been trying to understand the area of Self Directed IRA / 401ks
for the past few months (albeit in an on and off manner, I've read
several IRS publications on the subject).
I then ran into this Forum today a...
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Hi all.
When in a property, I noticed that a tenant had an unapproved cat. I didnt mention anything. Now, they moved out and the new tenant said he's allergic to pet dander, which the carpet now has. I have to repla...
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Hi Bigger Pockets! This is my first post, so be gentle. I wanted to reach out and see if anyone has any advice about investing (buy and hold) in areas with high property taxes. My specific situation; I'm milita...
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Interested in real estate investing looking to do by and holds and some flips and been doing lots of research and listening to lots of bigger pockets podcasts. One thing I can't understand is how much I hear about lev...
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I'm looking at purchasing a fourplex with the following numbers:Asking: $225,000 (my research indicates he was asking $215,000 for the last two years)Property Tax: $3560 ( non homestead)----Built: 1977Heating: wat...
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I have yet to land my first 'buy and hold' all cash deal and I am looking at Kansas City, MO as an investment option. I am from Southern California and can't really buy here for obvious reasons. Based on the research ...
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Minneapolis is proposing to not allow landlords to use credit score as a factor for screening tenants. Evictions older than 3 years and felonies over 5 years cannot be used to disqualify candidates either. I'm a new...
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I have been trying to write a business plan and because we are just starting by doing small investments, it is difficult to find/create a plan that is so basic.
Do I need a business plan before I start invest...
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I thought I'd start a discussion about rising interest rates, because quite honestly I'm not hearing that much about it, and I'm wondering why. From what I'm observing, it's like the elephant that's NOT in the room, e...