Scott Blackwill
Is an apartment syndication investment strategy scalable?
My investment is just beginning and I'm evaluating against two strategies: SFR vs syndication investing. While cashflow early on from SFR seems minimal the goal is ultimately to build long term wealth. One of the k...
Taylor White
Should I sell my rent house and put the money in the s&p500?
I'm trying to work through some investing thoughts and would love to hear other people’s thoughts/opinions!Theoretically, right now, I could sell one of my rent houses and not have to pay capital gains on it (because ...
Annette Barnett
Which market? and how to find best deal for cash flow, appreciation, good tenants
My situation: Single family home under contract - closes Sept 7th (26 days), doing 1031 exchange, will have $275K-ish, wanting to move into multifamily.Quandary - I want to buy in a strong market, have great cash flo...
John Thedford
Wrote Another Mortgage-12% Plus 4 Points-NO TENANT HEADACHES
For those contemplating alternate investments, I highly recommend considering hard money lending. I started in 2012 with little knowledge or information. At that time we didn't have Dodd-Frank to be concerned with. Fo...
Scott Blackwill
Tax Deferment as an LP investor on Multi-Family Syndication
I understand you can defer taxes on SFH through a 1031 exchange, but what about tax deferment as an LP of a syndication? It's my understanding you'll have some paper losses due to depreciation that you can push to fo...
Daniel K Houck
Does the BP podcast have anything for the truly average American?
Hi. I've been listening to the BP podcast for a couple years now and it's honestly a pretty good podcast even though after a while it gets a little repetitive. But I always enjoyed Brandon's energy and humbleness. I t...
Leah Bonner
Online Marketing VS Direct Mail
I'm wondering which way generated more leads? (not just leads but also deals)I know most investors use direct mail and I have heard great things, and not so great things.. like for example EVERYONE more than likely is...
Sean Bramble
Purchase price … how important is it?
When using creative strategies to buy-and-hold (subto/ seller finance, hybrids), how important is purchase price? In theory, purchase price only matters when you sell, and I’ve heard of many investors being willing to...
Jose Alvarado
Interested in moving from San Francisco to Oakland
Hey Everyone!I'm Jose Alvarado, I live in San Francisco, and I'm a new member to BiggerPockets. I've been listening to the podcasts for a while now and I'm finally ready to take action. I just purchased the Pro Member...
John Horner
Banker told me SFH rentals are as bad as printing companies
I met with a small local bank this week working to refi some SFH rentals that are paid for in cash. This banker told me that some report he gets just came out and said that SFH rental properties are one of the worst ...