Alex Varner
Contractor requesting 50% Upfront
Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...
Joshua D.
Help my wife and I solve this FIGHT. Should I get a W-2 job?
Hello all. My wife and I are having a disagreement that we need you to weigh in on. Here is what we are having a hard time with:We started dating in 2012, and I've always held a W-2 job of some kind. I hated the l...
Calixto Urdiales
HUD & FHA Loan Programs and Grants!
Hello there everyone-
Not too sure if this qualifies as an announcement but I would like to let people know a little bit more about HUD (Housing and Urban Development) and FHA (Federal Housing Administration). HUD do...
Diane G.
I want to wait for the next buying opportunity
I am thinking I won't have to wait for more than 1-2 years... Your thoughts?Most of my coworkers, especially those in the early 30s, have bought and have a mortgage that is $10K in monthly PITI... Tough.....Any job lo...
Jorge Borges
Has anyone worked with Tardus Wealth Strategies?
Hello BiggerPockets members. Love his community. Have anyone of you hired Tardus for wealth coaching? They are the creators of the Income Snowball (i.e. Income Snowball, a system of investing in which a person can cre...
Karen Higgins
BEWARE of fraud by erentpayment.com
We are currently in the middle of a scam by erentpayment.com. They have taken money deposited by our tenants and have refused to pay us. They have been very limiting with information and turned their phones off and ...
Account Closed
Trump/CDC Halts evictions nationwide to the end of the year
Trump and the CDC are using public health authority to halt residential evictions for nonpayment through the end of 2020:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/01/trump-administration-moves-to-halt-evictions-during-coronaviru...
K S.
My 100k house vs 100k in the S&P 500 (16 years later)
A turnkey home for 100k renting for 1k (1% rule) would net you worse than the stock market 16 years later. I went back through my 1099s and calculated my return and estimated closing costs, federal taxes, capital gain...
Corey Conklin
My Opinion on Building Generational Wealth
This is something I hear real estate investors talk about all the time. Their goal is to build generational wealth for their kids, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc. They believe by building a good real estate p...
Rick Baggenstoss
Is your primary house an investment?
In another thread this debate was started. Is your primary dwelling an investment?
One argument for is that you expect your primary dwelling to appreciate, therefore, it is an investment.
However, an a...