Emily B.
Help me in understanding estimating financial goals. Am I understanding it correctly?
I’m trying to set some financial goals for myself and I keep hearing how I should be specific so that I know exactly what I’m working towards. With that, I want to make sure I’m understanding some of the calculations ...
Jon W.
Do luxury vehicles send a negative message to renters/sellers
I wanted to get the BP community's take on driving luxury vehicles...
Do you think they send a negative message when meeting with renters or sellers? Do they hurt your negotiating power?
I tend to thin...
Jason Thomas
Capital Gains savings by selling rental with allotment sale
A financial advisor has told me about using a Single Premium Immediate Annuity (SPIA) as a vehicle to lower my capital gains with the sale of my rental property. It is to be setup as a structured allotment sale over ...
Matt Miller
How do you involve your kids in your real estate business?
The subject line sums up what I am asking. A little background on why I am asking:I have two girls and they are likely a little to young to jump in and help, but I want to collect some ideas to get them started as th...
Mark S.
Family Bank - Anyone Doing This?
I just finished reading The Debt Millionaire by George Antone. Decent book (although I would recommend The Value of Debt in Building Wealth by Thomas J. Anderson over this one - somewhat similar concepts). The autho...
Shane W.
Where to buy $150-$180k SFR within driving distance to LA?
So we're still trying to find the right area to buy our first investment property and time after time we decide we want a place that we can drive to.Obviously LA is out of the race, so where in about a 6 hour drive ra...
Karen M.
How do you remodel for such low costs?
As I started to learn a little bit more about flipping and rehabbing and making places rent ready -- it is amazing to me how people are succeeding with low cost remodeling. Simply, how do you do it?We have just been ...
Devin Marlowe
Advice on run-down 11-unit multifamily in affluent area
Hi everyone. I am new to the forum but I've been putting in a lot of time going through the posts and learning as much as I can about real estate investing. Ive been looking at a property close to where I live here in...
Brandon Turner
Do YOU listen to the BP Podcast? Then PLEASE help us out!
Hey all - I just noticed that the BiggerPockets Podcast is currently ranked #9 in all of the business category in iTunes! This is one of the highest spots I've ever seen it and I need your help to make it go higher!If...
Sandy Spence
Rental Applicant wants me to cancel showings?
Hi Everyone!My rental is available this coming August and I've started talking to applicants. I have scheduled with my current tenants a day to show the house to several interested people (Open house by appointment on...