Scott Smith
Ask Me Anything! Free legal advice
I'm the asset protection attorney out of Austin, Texas that protects real estate investors from lawsuits. What I want to know is the question you have about lawsuit protection, taxes, insurance, financing, etc. as it ...
Larry H.
Electrician Wants 50% up front
Flipping my first house and first time dealing with sub-contractors. The electrician that gave the best bid wants 50% up front. I balked at that and he said he can do 25% up front. He said he doesn't want to fund i...
Mindy Jensen
Want to Talk Tax? Upcoming Podcast Episode Needs Your Questions!!
An upcoming episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast will feature BOTH @Amanda Han and @Brandon Hall answering YOUR questions about taxes - the new tax laws and how they affect regular people AND real estate investors.Wha...
Maya Torres
Unit smells like WEED
Well guys..what can I say. The fun never ends. Day one with a new tenant in my duplex, and the tenant next door text me that her unit smells like weed. I lived next door to my tenant for over a year and she doesn’t sm...
Account Closed
Now that I have a deal,I need to raise money...
I am a little discouraged because I hear over and over about how we find deals and how important it is to establish relationships with investors. My struggle is that I have gone to meet-up events, created a website, a...
Stuart Udis
Structuring your entities for anonymity is NOT asset protection
I am tired of reading about real estate investors seeking advice on where they should incorporate or how they should structure their entities for anonymity. Anonymity is NOT asset protection. To lay it out as simply ...
Dawn Anastasi
Cashing out a Roth 401k
I have been told all my life in saving into my 401k that you need to save the maximum that you can. So for many, many years I have been saving the absolute maximum allowed by the government every year into the company...
Tammie Welch
Tenant Late on the Rent
Good Morning,We have a tenant that stated they will be late with their rent for June. They asked if they can pay $400 on the 1st and remainder $475 by the 15th of June. She didn't mention paying the late fees of $50...
Samantha M.
Explaining to New Investors Why "Comps" From Trulia & Zillow are Not Reliable
As the topic states, sometimes when I speak with individuals new to real estate they will often site Trulia and or zillow to pull comps.
Thats not for a general estimate mind you, but for actual comps for the subject...
Shiloh Lundahl
What has been your SCARIEST land-lording or investing moment?
In keeping with the spirit of Halloween, what has been your scariest moment as a landlord or investor?