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Chuck B. How do you "harden" your rentals?
5 December 2021 | 380 replies

Dear Pocketers,

How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?

While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...

Jon Mbu Is it typical for a Contractor to request 20% or more upfront?
13 July 2015 | 46 replies

Our General Contractor is requesting a 28% downpayment upon signing the contract for rehab work, prior to any work being started and he claims that he has been doing this for decades and never had issues with that bei...

Account Closed I am not self-employed but want a Self-Directed 401(k) - ??
13 December 2017 | 29 replies

I am interested in transferring my 401(k) from my previous company into a Self-Directed 401(k) - NOT a Self-Directed IRA - for the purpose of investing in cash flowing rental properties. However, I don not have a busi...

Justin Reyes Would you liquidate your 401k to purchase your first property?
8 October 2019 | 187 replies

Hello my name is Justin Reyes and I’m 30 years old. I been working for a company for only 3 years and have about $30k vested in my 401k. I want to take it out and buy my first property to possibly hack or 1031 exchang...

Tom Jimenez 401k withdraw?
26 February 2016 | 84 replies

Hello bp subscribers. My wife and I are brand new to the real estate investing world, and are looking @ all of our options for financing out first property, and one of them is possibly taking from my employee based 40...

Shaun M. What's the coolest thing you've found in a property?
10 December 2019 | 139 replies

I was cleaning out the basement of one of our rentals...
I saw something stuck in a corner behind a bolted on rack of shelves. I couldn't quite get to it and had to unbolt the whole unit from the wall. Worth it.
Unc...

Matt J. Fastest route to $10,000/Month Passive Income
11 January 2022 | 109 replies

I’m at $1890/month passive income currently from 4 rental properties and want to scale to $10,000/month in the next 3 years. What is the most efficient or fastest route to get me there?

Pablo Pozo Would you own rental properties free and clear (No mortgage)
8 June 2016 | 53 replies

Hello biggerpocket members,Me and my wife are still relatively inexperienced in the world of Real Estate investing. I considered my self a conservative guy and my strategy is to buy and hold.  I have one rental (renta...

Curt Davis Is It Really That Easy To Become A Wholesale Investor?
3 August 2010 | 56 replies

I spend a lot of time here on BP and I happen to notice a lot of people who are new to investing who sign up and say things like the following " I am new to investing so I think I am going to just start wholesaling to...

Jay Hinrichs Rent control sweeping the nation ?
2 July 2019 | 106 replies

Seems like Rent control in some form or fashion Is gaining a lot of traction around the US..  Oregon just passed state wide.Washington some new rules.. California of course has had rent control in many cities for deca...