How many of you are aware of your personal balance sheet? While, I don't worry about pennies, I do track my balance sheet.
A personal balance sheet is slightly different than a business balance sheet.
Major Elemen...
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The reason for this post is because I often read other investors post about looking for a property in an area where they have good schools. We did that. We bought a home in Burbank, California, a very expensive suburb...
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Hello! I hope this message finds you all well. My wife and I recently acquired a 4-unit apartment building with inherited tenants, and I'm facing a bit of a dilemma that I'd appreciate some advice on.
Two of our tena...
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I just left this message below in reply to a forum post recently. I thought I would share it with all here to document my path and to inspire others to follow a similar path and stay away from late night guru garbage...
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Has anyone ever bought a rental property in Memphis from this person?
He lists MANY properties for sale in the BP "properties" section at what appears to be highly INFLATED prices. Also makes what appears to be unli...
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I am 100% uneducated on this subject, but I find it interesting. In my mind I see a country with a vast amount of land, but a relatively small population. Are there rules or factors involved that make building extreme...
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Hi everyone! I am new to the Biggerpockets community, though have listened to Josh's and Brandon's podcasts for over a year now, and been more of a passive reader of the wealth of information on BP. My wife and I cu...
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Hello everyone,I've been looking into turnkeys recently, and at first they seemed perfect for a long distance newbie like me. I tried running the numbers though, using a few basic rules of thumb, and they don't seem t...
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So, following the near unanimous advice of everything I could find, because I have well over 10k in state and local taxes (and will likely opt for the standard deduction under the new tax bill), I went down to the Cit...