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I have a personal finance scenario where I'd like to know what other people would do if they were in my shoes.In January 2021, I'll be about 18 months away from being completely debt-free (I'm currently renting for $1...
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Hi BP, this is my first post.
I am not a smart man, and I'm looking for some advice to help direct my thoughts and research toward my 2nd investment property.
From a high level, what would you do if you were in my...
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One of our tenants is late with her rent. She paid 50% last month and has not paid this month. She asked me to use her a portion of her security deposit (1.5 months rent) to cover the half month rent for last month. ...
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Economic Update(Monday, February 22, 2021)
The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s Jan. 26-27 meeting, released last week (after their customary three-week delay), show that members of the Committee ...
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Hello everyone my name is Angie DeNardo and I am fairly new to the Bigger Pockets forum. I will be relocating in early 2020 to the Denver area from Philadelphia. Instead of throwing my money away renting I would like ...
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Hello Everyone!I am closing on my first rental property (SFR) next week and I plan on self-managing. It is also worth mentioning that I plan to acquire five additional SFR's by year end and to continue to scale up fr...
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I've been reading through the forums regarding naming a business. I know a lot of seasoned pros look down on the newbies (no offense, that's just how some of the posts come across) but we all have to start somewhere! ...
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Hi, My husband and I have partnered with another person and we have begun to buy rental properties together (we are about to close on one property, and in escrow on another). We own 50% of the properties and our par...
Looking to rent one of my 2 bedroom units and a couple with an interesting situation applied and I wanted to see what some you of thought of renting to them. The husband was recently laid off from his job and is curr...
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So, I'm on to my next property (buy and hold). I'm wanting to put as little cash as possible up front for the next one. I'm buying in the 10-25k price range. I have two credit cards. Current balance of $0 on both...