Sarah Harris
How to Choose: 401(a) vs. 403(b)
My new employer has two options for Retirement Plans, both with Fidelity:
401(a):
-Employee after-tax contributions up to 60% of pay*
-Service-based match of 100% to 200% on after-tax contributions up to 3%
-1% a...
Terrance Harrington
BiggerPockets Rental Calculator Analysis
Hi, I’m a newbie who is thinking about upgrading to the pro membership in order to help with my real estate investing business. I’ve attended a few webinars and recently toyed around with the rental property analysis ...
Kyrstin Szewczyk
How to open an LLC in Washington (who to go through?)?
I feel like every LLC question is someone in CA... One theme I do see (besides the high annual price of CA LLCs....) is you need a good attorney / accountant. Do I need BOTH or just one? Does anyone have an LLC in Was...
Nate Garrett
Should You Pay Points to Buy Down Mortgage Interest Rate?
I am currently refinancing a rental property that I own. The new loan will have a $77,000 principal balance and a 15-year amortization and term. The loan officer presented me with the following interest rate options:3...
Antonio Figueroa
Restarted with common sense
Basically I really messed up as a teenager, I got credit cards never paid them. Lost my car. Lost jobs. Couldn’t find one thing to do in my life. But anyways I really did a 180 on all that and pushed through it all. A...
Tim Schroeder
34% COC return & 12% CAP - Too good to be true?
This Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge STR looks too good to believe. Am I missing something? Is my math wrong? Or is this an awesome deal? Here are the rough numbers:The property is a 4BR cabin at the edge of the Great Smoky...
Kim Hopkins
Correct Definition of "Return" in Return on Equity (ROE) & Return on Investment (ROI)
Hello! I've put together a portfolio KPI calculator for our properties and am now realizing that I'm unclear on the best definition of "return" to use in calculations for things like Return on Equity (ROE) and Return ...
David Slattery
Deal Analysis - Dueling Duplex's in Pensacola
Hey Everyone! I've spent years crunching deal numbers just to let good properties get away and then see the gains someone else ends up making down the road... It's finally time to make moves, and I thought some perspe...
Paul Dashevsky
ADU & Garage Conversion in Los Angeles - for investors
I just wrote a blog about the financial metrics/returns of building ADUs in Los Angeles & Southern California...thought I would share some of my findings:
The cost of an ADU will depend on a few factors including...
Janelle Groenhout
Purchasing pro membership
If I purchase the pro membership and pay annually, is that price locked forever? Wanting to purchase it annually but was not sure if I use a discount code if it only works the one time.