Austin Petrie
The New Best Place to Park Your Money Short Term @ 3% interest?
Robinhood announced today that they will be offering a checking & savings account that offers 3% interest compounded daily. Prior to this, I know a lot of people on BP recommended Ally Bank who offers 2% interest....
Sherrie Tullsen-Chin
Saving for house hack...where to park savings?
Hi. I'm saving for my first house hack and trying to find the ideal place to park my savings. Criteria are: liquidity, safety, tax protected, return, and able to pull cash out when it's time to purchase. I opened a Ro...
Eric Castaneda
Saving for a First Home! How to make the most of my principal
Would appreciate any advice or personal experiences from anyone on this topic!With housing prices ridiculously high and rising interest rates, I have decided to live at home with my mom to save up money for a down pay...
Charlie Claxton
Joint Venture-Skilled Care & Assisted Living Facility-Georgia.
Hey Bigger Pockets,I am writing because I was hoping that someone could steer me in the right direction on a development my family and another Savannah family are working on. We are in the process of developing a12.6m...
Tony F.
Will escrow bond and record a subdivision map?
Pursuing a brownfield subdivision, that seller is willing to maintain the contaminated portion of the parcel through a subdivision. Seller wants me to handle the subdivision. Local municipality is on board, but wants ...
Nick Brubaker
How important is it for your GC to be licensed and insured?
Today is my last day of due diligence on my first flip property. My real estate agent referred me to an experienced GC. I like him and am confident he is reliable enough and would do good work, but I found out today...
Jeff Takle
Alternatives to Security Deposits?
I recently ran across three companies that issue Surety Bonds as an alternative to security deposits. The idea is simple: instead of requiring tenants to front a hefty security deposit up front -- could be $2,500 arou...
Valeryia Kalantayeva
Do all modular homes manufacturers need to be licensed and bonded
Hi everyoneWe are a startup building modular homes in New Mexico. We are just starting out, planning our first model home. However, upon our last discussion with local CID, they told us that we need to have a Modular ...
Matt Laird
Mini Retirement
My family & I are in the planning stages for a mini retirement. We would like to leave in June of 2018 and be gone for 14 months, live in 3 different country's for 4-5 months per. With 4 years of preparation I int...
Annette Radvansky
Property Managers and Security Deposits
Is it normal for a property manager's agreement to take the tenant's security deposit and hold it for the life of the lease? A PM I considered stipulated this in the contract. It also put the liability on me to pay it...