Seth C.
Where do you keep your contingency funds?
This is my first BiggerPockets post as a new investor. I am curious, what types of accounts/investments are people using for maintenance/repair funds and/or rent deposits? Are there any rules of thumb in terms of perc...
Account Closed
PM needs ss#
Hello,A PM we have just hired wants a W9 and social security number from us.Two companies we hired previously didn’t ask for this.I am not comfortable with sharing my ss number around needlessly. I did read someone on...
Kyle Shepherd
I'm a new investor in rural Alabama
Happy Wednesday everybody. I'm Kyle Shepherd. I live with my wife and two kids in central Alabama - very rural; about 35 minutes southwest of Tuscaloosa, 50 minutes south of Birmingham. Definitely “the sticks.”Current...
Steve Neill
Help with guest issue
Our first nightmare guest. Airbnb Guest privately emailed my wife after she thanked them for staying with us, we learned a new cleaning employee apparently did not do a good job upon their checkin.My wife replied and...
Geoffrey Greene
Should I use smartlocks in my STR
Are folks using these? If so how do you keep track of the codes and make sure it's ready for the next visitor? I've stayed at some STR's where the electronic door code didn't work and it was a real pain as we stood at...
Limor Hanannia
self-directed IRA loans
Hello everyone, I'm curious if anyone has insights on where to find loans of this nature. I recently completed reading a book on flipping and attended the author's webinar yesterday. During the webinar, the author men...
Daniel Sisto
Local SEO
Good afternoon guys, Its been a while since my last post but have a quick questions for you all. In regards to SEO for our real estate investment business we rank #1 for several medium tale keywords (such as we buy ho...
Bill Bodziak
Need advise on first subject to deal 2-4 unit buildings
Hi everyone. My name is Bill and I am a new pro member. I have my first deal in the works and need advise on how I should structure the deal. I wasn't expecting such a 'fun' time on my first one haha. The deal brings ...
Bill Henley
Reciprocal loans by SDIRAs as work-around non-recourse loan rule
I have a traditional IRA, a leftover from a long-ago job, with about $50K in it. I would like to convert this IRA to a Self-Directed IRA, in order to use the capital to add to a program of rental real estate purchases...
Vierra Wong
Commercial tenant wants to sell his business
Hi,We have a commercial restaurant tenant that is interested in selling his business to one of his employees (the chef). The prospective tenant has good personal credit however does not have much in assets nor very m...