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Hey BP,
I've been a long time observer and have been actively listening to the BP podcasts over and over and have finally felt the confidence to propose my starting out strategy. I'd like a discussion about m...
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I have a two-year goal to buy a commercial property with 30 or more units...I am int the early stages of planning now and could use some wisdom from those of you that have done this before.
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Architects, builders, GCs, investors, and anyone else who knows anything about applying for permits on a late scale renovation I need your help.
OK so the title is a bit misleading since I am well aware, at least I t...
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Among other demographics, I'd like to approach the LGBTQ community in selling a standalone residential property. Word-of-mouth, of course. How else?
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I live in New York, and have family in PA, NJ, and FL.I have a family of about 25 members who would like to pool their savings into one account, and each member would like to have the option of putting their savings i...
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As another test of the new BP file vault, and to give back to the BP community, attached is the spreadsheet I use to evaluate single family house rentals.
In general, the red colored fields are th...
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Rich and a few others have posted on this already and I read through those threads already so please don’t cite them here.
Is there any value in setting up a series LLC from an asset protection standpoint? My un...
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I am working on building a list of self-directed IRA companies. Here is what I have so far:
1. Entrust
2. Equity Trust
3. Pensco
4. Sterling
5. UDirect
6. Asset Exchange Strategies
7. American Pension Service...
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So I just got off the phone w/ a Rep from dohardmoney. (A HML on biggerpockets site for IL). Has anyone used their service? How was the experience for you? As a new flipper with limited funds, you all know the fru...
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I live in NY and have noticed it’s too expensive for me to invest here at least locally. Have you ever purchase a property that you’ve never stepped foot in? Or at least only visited once or twice? I see some friendly...