Jim Goebel
Kids College Savings - 529 vs Coverdale vs Roth IRA
Hi everyone, We've been thinking through the best way to save for kids college. We have two kids and have been maxing out our state's 529 plan. Quinn is a 3 year old boy and has about $18,000 in a 529 account alread...
Karsten Geib
Preparing a lowball offer to present to a seller
Firstly, I'm pretty new to the BiggerPockets community and excited to learn about real estate!My current intent is to find a duplex to live in and rent the other half in order to reduce my monthly rent expenses and ev...
Jeremiah Lewis
Should Rent it or Sell it?
I’ve posted about this before but never really landed on I guess a persuasive answer? Anyway I have a primary residence that I may have shot myself in the foot with. I refinanced to a 15 year @ 2.375% when I had the o...
Don Antoncich
Renting Above Ground Garage
Hello everyone,I have a two story house that sits on top of an above ground garage. Currently this garage is completely empty except for the walls, cement flooring and 4 support posts. I went to the city of Raleigh pe...
Luke Davis
Real Estate Investing Books
I'm not going to lie, for the past 10 years I have not enjoyed reading. Ever since we HAD to read in school, I have not enjoyed it and avoided it at all costs. However, after listening to the podcasts for sometime, I ...
Robert Adams
Nevada HOA liens do not supersede first mortgages
I know there has been a lot of discussion about the HOA foreclosures in NV since the 2014 ruling. I received this update on this issue from one of our hard money lenders today and thought I would share it with the BP ...
Ian Thompson
What happens if tenant does not pay RENT RAISE.....
What happens if tenant does not pay RENT RAISE.....Hi BP,Can any landlords out there suggest what they dowhen tenants do not pay the RENT RAISE on the specified date ?They pay the rent, however NOT the rent raise amou...
Chris Seveney
Note Investing Under-Discussed Topics
For note investors, what are the topics you feel are not discussed enough in the note space ?My top 3 are:1. Understanding and evaluating risk as part of your due diligence in calculating bid price2. Due diligence on ...
Josh Eitingon
Just Closed- First Development Project
Hi All,I've been a multifamily investor for the past 4 years. With each deal, I have syndicated them in some way shape or form. They have ranged in size from my first 20 unit which was bought and sold recently to 70...
Mason Burk
How to vet an agent
I am a first time investor looking to house hack a small multifamily in the utah area. I've had lots of recommendations for realtors as there are many of them.
How do you decide what realtor's are good to work with a...