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David Kenny First time screening tenant, please help!
17 December 2015 | 30 replies

Hi Everyone,I have a potential tenant who has a 529 credit score, and 6 accounts in collections ($4k total). They earn 3x+ in income, no felonies, no evictions.The credit score would normally mean I would deny the app...

James Kendall Do you find value in this?
9 January 2018 | 15 replies

Hi all,I'm working on offering a free report to commercial real estate investors and multifamily property owners as a way to build my authority, credibility, and expertise in my local community, and I'd like do get yo...

Christine Oliphant Question about tax free earnings with SDIRAs
24 March 2015 | 31 replies

I've been learning about SDIRAs and from what I understand when you use the money in your real estate business, the money you earn will be tax free. So as Amanda Han put it in podcast 49, if a wholesaler puts a $1,...

Bilal A. Any High W2 earners out there?
6 April 2019 | 61 replies

To the High W2 earning BP members out there, what strategies have you used to decrease your W2 taxable income? Depending on what state you earn your wages, income tax rates of 40-50% are unreasonable. Most of you like...

Ryan D Whole Life Insurance & Real Estate
13 June 2016 | 120 replies

I'm wondering if anyone has any advice/opinions on using whole life insurance to supplement my real estate investments. I'm currently 25 and am debating on whether or not I should set up a policy now while I'm "young"...

Lori Goldsmith Gas Stoves to be prohibited in New Builds - California
26 January 2023 | 46 replies

I’m not just a REALTOR®, I’m a gardener and an avid cook, so this news isn’t resonating with me, as I prefer gas to electric cook tops. How about you? Which do you prefer? Thank goodness it will only apply to new buil...

John Guinta Tenant is late on rent and avoiding contact
14 May 2017 | 59 replies

Good morning from Chicago,I am an owner/occupant of a Tri-plex.I'm a 26 year old kid and this is my first property and first year as a landlord. So far so good and a really positive experience up until my first hiccup...

Jonathan Cox Was this a smart move?
21 November 2018 | 31 replies

I need honest feedback, I'm giving factual information with this post. So I've been strategizing how to start my RE profile in the next year or so, but the biggest things is saving to get that 10-20% down.. I'm lookin...

Michael Plaks End-of-Year tax planning: Roth conversion 101
15 November 2021 | 6 replies

I just finished EOY tax planning sessions with my clients, and Roth conversion was one of the topics. It reminded me how confused most investors are about Roth and prompted me to write this long post. Since Roth-relat...

Rich Hupper Passive day to day income
10 January 2017 | 36 replies

Two questions for anyone willing to help a newbie.1) what is the point of a roth or traditional IRA if you can only add 5000 to it each year. I am 30 so that means I have 29.5 years I can add to it. If my math is corr...