Michael Ealy
What's Your Main Obstacle in Buying an Apartment Building?
My question is: what stops YOU from acquiring an apartment building?Is it...lack of capital?lack of know how?mindset?fear of doing a big deal and then failing?can't find good deals?bad credit?something else?Whatever s...
Mark Cruse
An Investor Killed!!!!!!!!
I recently decided to sell off portions of my portfolio but I've been in the class d arena my entire time in the business. There was a young investor killed in Baltimore not long ago and it still bothers me. Yea, peop...
Kevin Estey
CALLING ALL NEW ZEALAND BASED INVESTORS!
Let's get everyone who is a New Zealand based Real Estate / Property Investor to reply here, so we can try and form a group to share ideas both for investing locally and abroad. I know there are many of you out there...
Thomas Jones
The New 20% Pass-Through Deduction and You
The IRS issued more guidance on Wed, Aug 8th on the new Sec. 199A 20% pass-through deduction. But many taxpayers are wondering does this apply to real estate activities as well.The 20% deduction applies to Qualified ...
Juan Rango
Rental properties seem worse than traditional investments
As an excited newbie, I have very little experience in real estate investing so at a meeting with my financial planner I asked about house hacking as a busy professional and he stated it would be a bad idea. This too...
Brian Naumann
First Deal Gone wrong or bad PM?
Hi Everyone,I closed on my first TK property in Memphis, TN on August 17th. Yay me! Found out during the rehab's home inspection that there were (inherited) tenants in the property during the rehab, I thought this was...
Chuck B.
Dear landlord pros... please evaluate my plan so far.
Dear Old Pros,
I'd love your critique of my situation and plan if you can spare the time. I'll lay it all out there in the hope that some folks might have some useful insights or advice.
I've been an "amateur" inve...
Kristen Shook
Purchasing WITHOUT an AGENT?!
I am interested in a property that is on the market for 56k. I know the seller personally and she is selling 'for sale by owner' as well as 'as is'. I have spoke to her and she is willing to go down to 53k-54k since s...
Scott T.
Best Places To Start a Lease Option, Rent to Own Business in USA?
Hi there,I'm new to REI and BP and currently researching where we might focus offering 'rent to own' lease option services, within the continental US? It seems 'logical' that both the hottest selling and economically ...
Jose Corbera
Why are mortgages so expensive?
Hi All,I'm about to purchase my first home with the intent to rent it out in due time. The cost of the home is 225k with 3.5% down. My monthly principal and interest is 1054.72, but when including hoa fees and the oth...