Justin Young
Concerning the article about building wealth
I just read the article that was on this site " Investing in rental properties won't build wealth but this will".
To sum it up and NOT verbatim is says, it's a good idea to invest in rental properties but to think ...
Jay M.
Anyone out there have experience with ABC Capital Investments in Philadelphia, PA for turnkey properties?
I was thinking about investing with them and was wondering if anyone of you out there had any experience with them.Thanks,Jay
Dennis Cosgrave
How Will California's Proposed Wealth Tax Affect You?
AB 2088 establishes a first-in-the-nation net worth tax, setting a 0.4% tax rate on all net worth above $30 million. If successful, Illinois, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are likely to follow suit. How will th...
Brian Nordman
Is Whole Life Insurance a smart investment to diversify?
Alright, so I've done some research into Whole Life Insurance and I think it has some awesome benefits. In my research though it seems to be pretty equal between the people who strongly advise against it and for it. O...
Will Spruill
My turkey disaster
I bought two turnkey rental duplex units in Indianapolis last year that came with a one year rent guarantee. The rent protection was thru AON and was paid for by the advertiser that markets turn key homes.
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Will Barnard
Validate the 50% rule
It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...
Joshua Dorkin
The Top 5 Landlord Mistakes
I'm looking to see if we could compile a list of the top 5 mistakes made by landlords. I'll throw out a few and hopefully we can come to some kind of consensus.
Note - to all who participate,...
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...
Demetrius Bradley
Why should anyone use a Realtor
Sorry if this is the wrong place to question this, but why should any buyer or seller use a realtor? I have been having this argument over the last 2 years because in my opinion (base on real facts) Realtors are the t...
Joel Ray Cotton
My first rental deal, a short novel summary.
Hello, My goal here is to educate others on the forums of things that may or may not be covered in the thousands of posts on this wonderful website, that happened on my first deal, which happened to be a 6 property o...