When you are buying up properties for the purpose of buying and holding, at what point do you ever focus on paying your houses off as opposed to paying 10-30year amortization? Are there any general rules of thumb on t...

I would like to know what is the equation, or metric that I should use to judge one potential project vs another in terms of cost and the potential increase in revenue that money should create. For example I have a 3/...

If you were to buy a multifamily unit to live in one unit and rent out the others, but it was split first floor/second floor. Would you choose to live in the top or bottom and what factors would influence your decision?

Hey guys I was just curious. I'm currently in the middle of my first deal and I wanted to know on average what are you guys paying per door/unit on your deals?Additionally for those of you putting in any renovation wo...

Hello,I have decided to invest out of state and have spent the majority of the weekend scouring forums, websites (Zillow, Realtor, Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor, and many more), blogs to put together a spread sheet t...

Questions

1) How do you find out if an LLC name is in use?
2) How did you come up with your LLC name? what is it?
3) What do investors usually put in their LLC name? (Developers, Investing, Investors, ect...)
4) Do m...

Hi All,I am a new member to Bigger Pockets and am interested in investing in real estate to achieve financial freedom.  I do not have a ton of experience in real estate, but my wife's family owns a real estate busines...

What are some good indicators for a growing market? Some indicators I search for are rising property prices and an increase in construction. Are there any others that can help with determining a growing market. 

There are 2 conferences coming up in the near future that I am interested in attending but I can only choose one.  One is the Paper Source seminar and the other is Note Expo.  Being relatively new to the space, which ...

Hi - I need to purchase an accounting software to manage rental properties. My accountant recommended Quickbooks. Any other recommendations out there that may be better/easier to use?