Rick Bassett
The Implications of Dodd/Frank Repeal
I don't care if you love or hate the current tenant at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This post isn't intended to be political.I am curious to get the opinions of other BPers on what the investing road ahead/climate looks li...
Larmon Cummings Jr
Deal Falls Apart At Closing-Lost $7k!!!!
Hello BP Community. I wanted to share a recent experience I encountered in a wholesale transaction that fell apart on me in closing. I want to share this experience so that maybe from hearing this it can help to educa...
Deniqua Antoine
The one thing you wish you did first?
My husband and I are jumping right in and we have joined BiggerPockets. We are beginning to look for some multifamily properties. I’m just curious, what’s the one thing you wish you did first before you began investing?
Tony C.
Filing a 1065 Partnership return Husband/Wife vs Schedule E
We (husband and wife filing jointly) are looking for a CPA. While interviewing CPAs to file our 2012 taxes we are trying to determine if we should file a partnership return or listed all of our properties on our ...
Account Closed
Should I file for bankruptcy?
A couple disclaimers before I start:If you look through my profile and previous posts, you'll see that I am young (just turned 22), and also may believe I don't have the right mindset or maturity yet to start REI. Thi...
Jorge Vazquez
Why do I hate rentals!
After selling rental properties to investors for 20 years, the common denominator why people hate rentals is because they don't like managing the rentals. I always tell investors to spend their time educating, improvi...
Amit M.
Why appreciation matters in the SF/Bay Area
check out this interpretation of the case-shiller index over the last 30 years. Basically several huge, long run ups, and a few short, minor corrections. Tricky and challenging to get in, but this is how you make the ...
Twana Rasoul
If you are starting out, DO NOT pay for mentorship
It is pretty amazing to find just how many people are offering "mentorship" for 10s of thousands of dollars to newbies who want to get into real estate. What is more amazing is the amount of people actually buying th...
J. Martin
GET RICH! (or die trying?!) SHORT TERM FURNISHED RENTALS - A discussion
I have been speaking with short-term furnished rental owners who rent to workers or other travelers, and operate near national parks like Yosemite, in urban areas like Oakland and San Francisco, the desert and coastal...
Brian Garrett
Leasing a new car (Conventional DTI Concerns)
So I decided to sell my luxury car in order to free up more capital for real estate deals.I couldn't justify having a lot of cash tied up in an expensive vehicle anymore knowing I could be investing that money.I curre...