Cole Hagen
Is Scott Trench Wrong? Retirement Plans vs Real Estate
I just finished Scott Trench's book "Set for Life" and let me start by saying it is a awesome read and I fully recommend it to anyone and everyone.In the book Scott bashes on typical retirement plans such as roth IRAs...
Andrew Acuna
What is everyone's obsession with hiring PMs!?!
I've been on BP for a bit and I've noticed something. I love the landlord forums, but any time someone poses and issue there inevitably is someone(s) who bring up hiring a PM. Can we just agree that a PM is not a fix ...
Robbie Taylor
Why not snowball the debt on real estate investments?
I love the forums and the podcasts, but one constant I see is that people are looking to add more properties or refinance properties for cash to buy more properties etc.Why don't more people start snowballing down the...
Hubert Washington
How Can My 1st RE Investment be in Multifamily/Apartments?
BP Community,I would like to receive input from those in the community who have more experience than I do. First a little background on me. I am new to real estate investing and BP. I started my journey a little over ...
Chris Sullens
Are all costs prior to placing a tenant considered purchase cost?
So an experienced CPA recently told me that essentially all costs incurred prior to placing a tenant are considered to be acquisition costs and get written off only as depreciation. Is this true? I'm sure he knows wha...
David Zinn
#askbp 15-yr vs 30-yr mortgage
@Brandon TurnerHey Brandon!What's better: a 15-yr mortgage or a 30-yr mortgage?I can still cash flow just fine with a 15, so I decided to take it (PITI with the 15-yr is $550/month, while it is $350/month for the 30-y...
Jake Ernst
Agent Dumped Me, Change Direction?
I have been working with a well known local real estate agent since the end of July and today he called to let me know that he can no longer go forward working with me as he has other clients and obligations. This doe...
Daniel Fridrij
Looking to invest in 50K houses to rent.
I am an overseas investor, looking for a good city to invest in rental properties.
I want to start with a small investment (50K+-) and I heard about Dayton, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan.
I will really appreciate opini...
David Dachtera
New Investors: Get Educated or not?
Hello! David Dachtera here.This post is going to be a bit unpopular on Bigger Pockets because it's about education - Real Estate Investing education. The site as a whole has rather a strong sentiment against paying fo...
Mindy Jensen
How do you collect rent?
Hey hey hey BiggerPocketeers.I'm doing a bit of research for an article for the BiggerPockets Blog.How do you collect rent? Checks, Venmo, other software (please name names) or something else entirely?Please let me kn...