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I own a 2 family out right that’s worth $300k. No mortgages. I also have zero personal debit besides a $400 credit card. Credit Karma says my score is 675. I recently open up a business for Electrical contracting and ...
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I don’t see a clear answer to this on the forums. I keep having bankers say “be careful with reporting losses on your taxes because it could make you unbankable.” What does this mean? How do you make sure that you ...
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Hello I am just starting out in investing. I have been saving money and improving my credit score. The only thing is I am a 1099 with my line of work and I write everything off to lower my tax payments, so my income ...
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This is becoming a problem.... My wife and I self manage our 5 rentals and we have been on this journey for approx 3 years. Everything has been going great up to this point but one of our tenants has been in the house...
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Hello Bigger Pockets,I have a significant amount of capital in a retirement account and not enough capital in the bank to purchase my next investment property. Does anyone have experience with a self-directed IRA in ...
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I am a newbie investor from Grand Rapids, Michigan and I am looking to get into long-term rentals in West Michigan (Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, Holland Muskegon, etc.) I have gone around and around but decided that wh...
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I am seriously considering self managing from several states away. I have nearly every element in place, but I have yet to wrap my head around managing keys to the properties. Specifically, how do I get keys to the va...
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So I've posted only a couple of times here on BP and I feel like I would get more out of this if I were to just lay it all out there. So here it goes, some things to consider and then I will lay out my questions.BUSI...
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so i've been working with a mentor for the last last 3 years or so and i work for him from time to time. he is 77 and has always managed his own property and did his own work and he has a team of self employed tradesm...
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I'm currently looking for multifamily properties in montana, thought I'd reach out to network. Not a common or big market but Montana is such a beautiful state. I lived in Missoula for 2 years and would love to own RE...