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This is a ~feeler~ question of sorts ... we have been renting our home for about 4 years now and have a great relationship with our landlord. He is an older guy, business savvy - former accountant, and not interested...
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Hey,I wanted to have some insight on how to approach someone that I'd really like to be my mentor. In case they don't know me at all, and we've never met before, should I contact them via email to let them know my int...
So here I am approaching retirement. Looks like I will be able to retire a bit early at 59. My interest here is to possibly look into a second "career" investing in income producing properties. I have started readi...
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Hey BP,
Here is the question. I hope it spurs a lot of discussion.
How do you approach private money, especially for the first conversation?
I am interested to hear what strategy and techniques you are using to ...
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Property is in the same neighborhood I live in. Market is pretty high. Owner fixed the outside of the house and the roof. It seems like the owner ran out of money and decided to work with a realtor to sell the propert...
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If a new investor has around 300k to begin acquiring rentals, would it be wise to buy the first property ALL cash, and then draw on a LOC from that first property to buy the second ALL cash. Or just begin to purchase...
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Hi,
I have a tenant who's habitually late on his rent but usually pays. He's gainfully employed, just not real responsible. Over the last few months he's fallen further behind, incurring late fees. I'd offered him a ...
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If you have hired a specialist to perform a cost segregation study of your real estate property, they will likely use one of the six most common methodologies recognized by the IRS. These methods include:
Detailed E...
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Good Evening Bigger Pockets Community,I finally have some spare time, and would like to take the opportunity to share my latest "house hack". My wife and I are active duty Army officers and are currently stationed in ...
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I've found a duplex that is currently either completely vacant or only occupied on one side, possibly by the owner. It's in a great location, and is really a beautiful property but has just been neglected for some tim...