Pat D.
Contractor Pricing: Hardie Board Siding & Windows
On Episode 399 Jeff Thorman talks about getting contractor pricing on siding and windows (see transcript below). Does anyone have experience with getting this type of pricing for windows and Hardie Board siding in Wes...
Mario Mormile
Why does this deal work/ not work?
Hello everybody, I am putting together my first deal- a century home duplex. They have recently dropped the price to 65k. I am making an offer of 50k. All of my numbers in the analysis are based off of this 50k purcha...
Rahul Handa
Is 4% rule safe for early retirement?
I fell like there is more to it than just this. I have watched lots of videos on people claming that if you invest $1m dollar into index funds and only take out 4% every year then you will never run out of money. Is t...
Stephen Dominick
Make the wife understand
I have been a BP student for a couple of years now. I have worked OT, sold my stuff on EBay, worked extra for a landscaper. I now have 15k saved up for investment. STOP!!! She wants to fix up the house we live in, m...
Andrew R.
Properties taking a loss--how do you deal?
Hi, I have several rentals that I've acquired over 2-3 years (many thanks to advice from BP). The past 2 months have been a maintenance nightmare, with most of my properties having repair issues, some major, and tanki...
Rafael P Martinez
New built home or old distressed one for same price?
Currently I am looking to buy our first home and I'm divided over what property to buy in SoCal.
We have been looking at homes built on the 50's or 60,s with 3 beds and 1200 to 1500 sq feet listed for $700K to $750k...
Phil Christian
LifeProof Luxury Vinyl Flooring w/ 1960's style tubs
In the last ~2 years we have upgraded ~220+ units and our flooring in the bathrooms has always been either TrafficMaster Allure Vinyl Plank (the stick down flexible product) or 12"x 24" Porcelain Tile all depending on...
Chidi Dillibe
New to direct mailing in So Cal - Looking for input
Hello all,I am looking forward to doing some small direct mail campaigns (No more than 300 letters at a time for now) in cities I believe could have distress potential local to me. I live in Whittier, CA and would be ...
Rafael Abdalla
tapping in to my equity to pay off high interest loans
Hi,i own 590k on my primary residency and its worth bout 1.5mil. Mortgage is $2500 per month, and we take home after taxes 11k per month. credit score around 750 ficoI have about 250k in debt that its keeping me up at...
Bryan Hancock
Mint.com
Does anyone use mint.com to manager their personal (non-business) finances? If so, how has your experience been?