James Edmister
Pay down student loans faster or buy our first property?
Ok, I have read through the student loans posts and didn't see anything quite like our situation, so I figured I'd lay it out and see what you all thought.My wife and I have about $230K in combined student loan debt. ...
Mark C
10-15+% levered returns possible? With 1-1.5M cash
My partner and I did our first deal a few years ago which went really well and we have about 1-1.5M in equity, but the problem is that the cash flow it generates is not that great - partly because cap rates are so ...
Brian Filmore
What is your opinion of Trump affecting RE investors confidence?
In your opinion; How does Donald Trump's presidency affect real estate investors confidence levels on both a micro and macro level?
Kyle B.
Splitting Profits with Partner on Rehab
I have a financing partner for potential rehabs I plan on doing and wanted to get BP's input on how to structure the profit split of these deals.
Some background information - I will be doing all the work from start...
Jon Klaus
Buy a restaurant?
I have a friend who wants me to back him in buying a restaurant. He has been to one of the best Chef's schools, has good restaurant management experience, has a good work ethic, is good with people, and is trustworthy...
Bryan Hancock
Deduction of Interest on Home Mortgage on the Chopping Block?
I have seen several articles claiming that the deductibility of interest for your primary residence is on the chopping block to close our budget gap.
Does anyone know what is happening with this? Who is pushing th...
Greg Downey
Am I a jerk for proposing this deal?
I want to consider proposing this deal to our realtor. (short back story to follow): We are selling our townhome that we bought with a 0% down VA loan in January of 2014.We used our realestate agent to buy and want to...
Jeremy Rhodes
Underwhelmed with tax breaks of owning investment property
I am doing my taxes myself via turbo tax and I must say I am underwhelmed with the tax breaks I am getting for owning a rental. My wife and I have strong W2 earnings at about 250k combined and it doesn’t appear that a...
Brianna H.
Benefits of 401(k) over Property?
My husband's and my goal is to eventually use rental income as our retirement income. We currently have one rental home and are looking to have ~10 within the next 20 years. So the question is...what is the benefit of...
Champ Leong
What's the issues using non licensed contractors?
If I want to hire my best friend, for example, who has done work for me and I know his work is good quality, what issues will this present in my BRRR? Will I have an issue getting hard money? etc TIA!