Justin Sheppard
Thoughts About The 1%-2% ?
Hey everyone,
I'm slowly but surely digesting lots of the videos and podcasts provided by the BP team. One thing I have found interesting is the 1%-2% "rule", which I will acknowledge the BP team has made clear is ...
Collin Hays
Get Out Now
I've been thinking about expressing my sentiments for several weeks on this forum. As a Property Manager and STR investor, it's a hard thing to do. I still feel like investing in vacation rentals can be an outstandi...
Stuart Udis
Are Wholesalers Really Your Golden Ticket To Succes??
Ok, I’m sure I’ll get a lot of blowback for writing this but why is there a growing belief amongst the BiggerPockets community that wholesalers are the gatekeepers to good real estate deals and critical to your overal...
Account Closed
Should I Even Keep Contributing To My Roth IRA??
Hello All,About two years ago I opened a Roth IRA after taking a college class for Personal Money Management since my teacher encouraged diversification and the tax benefits and all that jazz. Well since then, I have ...
Varinder Kumar
City finally adopted ADU laws, time to get to work. Need advise
My city has finally drafted out their laws for building adus in accordance with CA law. I am looking to build a 300sqft ADU for Airbnb purposes. Luckily my street with wide enough so i do not need to have a dedicated ...
Owen Schwaegerle
Breaking the Section 8 Stigma
If you’re a landlord you’ve been trained to be leery of Section 8 housing. There is a negative stigma associated with the program and people who receive vouchers in the program. We recently had a panel at the SLO Real...
Joshua Dorkin
The Media's Negative Spin on Flipping Houses and Investors
Here's a report from CNN Money on flipping houses that continues the trend of media and government negativity on the housing situation:
House Flipping
Pay special attention to the reporter's remarks about flipping pl...
Randy Gross
Has anyone sought out people on parole/probation as renters?
i just purchased my first 2 investment homes both 3br 2ba avg. 1400sq ft each.
I'm thinking about contacting the state probation office to find my renters as i will look for an older first time offender.
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Joshua Dorkin
Not Enough Votes? Market Tanks . . .
Dow dropped 600 points and is now down 430.
Is this bailout going to pass?
Should it?
Mark Updegraff
The Marcellus Shale Money
It seems to me that the public at large as well as investors are unaware of the BOOM that is happening due to gas exploration! I think that everyone will agree that in our field we keep our eyes and minds open at all...