Branden Vandette
Letting a property go from unpaid taxes and credit consequences
I made a bad investment on a cheap warehouse in Detroit for my landscaping business. I paid for in cash for 20k 4 years ago. It's in a very bad area and it got broken into a couple of times. Not feeling safe I moved ...
Account Closed
Does a college degree help?
Does a college degree help? Should I major in Finance or Real Estate? Both? Or is real life experience better for learning how to invest in real estate? My goal is to do this full time. What is the average time span f...
Babek Sandhar
Price Target for adding to Properties if a Recession hits
Hey everyone.Just wanted to gauge sentiment here. If you are planning on buying property on the next dip, what percentage decrease (I.E. 10%, 20% decrease from price highs) would you target for adding to more properti...
Michael Smith
The Ultimate Guide to Using Conventional Mortgages to Expand Your Portfolio
Perhaps I'm being overly ambitious by taking a leaf out of @Brandon Turner 's book and throwing "The Ultimate Guide" in the title, but my goal is to create a comprehensive point of reference for investors looking to u...
Austin Davis
Thinking about Solar and Geothermal for 4plexes
Hello!I will start by saying that my goal is to have enough cash flow to support my family if I didn't have a job. To do this, I obviously want to purchase more properties, but also make the correct investments in m...
Anthony Wick
PayPal is free, unless your tenant can’t follow instructions
I know there’s a ton of posts and questions about how people collect rents. I’ve been using PayPal for quite a while. It’s free to landlords and tenants, and I get my money within 24 hours (the first time rent payment...
Brian Gibbons
Tips from Brian Gibbons re: Creative Financing
It is the spring and I thought I would give a primer on "creative financing" for the BP community.I will break it up into Beginner and Advanced.I will talk about well known and not so well known strategies.Beginner st...
Tony Nguyen
How Much Real Estate VS Stock Do You Own?
Hello all,Right now, I currently have all real estate assets and no money in stocks. I met with a financial advisor yesterday, who is a trusted friend-of-a-friend, and suggests I put a chunk of money into tax savings ...
Stefan Shirley
Self-Directed IRA for Real Estate Investments
My wife and I each have ~$100K in our Roth IRAs and we would like to explore individually buying turn key investment properties using a self-directed IRA; however, although I've read quite a bit about this investment ...
Chris Seveney
Puerto Rico Defaults
I have read in the past of individuals interested in investing in Puerto Rico due to its current affordability. I am curious as to the opinions of others on this topic. My personal opinion is I would not invest in Pue...