Scott Trench
Tenants Who Pay a Full Year Upfront
Are bad news, according to nearly every experienced landlord I've seen chime in on these types of threads. However, it seems that many newbie investors (some with even less than my three years experience) like to chim...
Ryan D
Truth in Equity - HELOCs
Does anyone have experience using a HELOC to pay off a mortgage early? I just bought my first property and had never heard of such a concept until I was recently listening to the Real Estate Guys Podcast. I've been li...
Matt Rothwell
Lending Club?
I was looking at financing options, and I found the the "lending club" after a quick google. It sounds like a peer to peer loan service? Has anyone used it, either to lend money or borrow money? How does it work? Res...
Brian Hunsaker
Wondering how to minimize taxes owed to IRS from rental properties
We have 3 rentals, and Turbotax says we made about $27k off the 3 combined last year, so I ended up having to pay the IRS $8k. Currently the tenants pay us directly to our bank accounts. Would we owe less if we set up...
Jordan B.
Let's talk Debt
Hello everyone, I am curious if anyone has built a successful portfolio debt free. I am not arguing leverage vs debt, leverage wins everytime hands down, no argument here, I own a calculator, pencil and paper. My con...
Cole Raiford
Do you want a recession?
There are always posts about whether or not a recession is coming, or whether or not someone should wait for one to invest. Instead of that question, I’ll ask .... do you want a recession to occur in the next 12 month...
Logan Causey
Yield Curve Inversion, Buyers market around the corner?
I'm curious to know how many investors have been waiting and preparing for this time to come, I personally believe what's coming is going to be worse than '08 and would like to know the thoughts of more experienced in...
Mindy Jensen
Contractors: If I Buy Materials, Do You Still Need a Downpayment?
I've seen so many forum posts advising NOT to give any money to contractors upfront - because so many people have been ripped off by contractors. I've seen many responses from contractors, saying they've got to buy ma...
Melanie Stephens
Seeking Biggest Mistakes and Lessons Learned Stories (Again!)
Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...
Doug Kenney
Fund & Grow Case Study
Over the past few months I've become aware of Fund & Grow as a financing option (I heard about it on the Clayton Morris podcast), and I was really intrigued by it. Their promise: You give us $3K up front, we'll g...