Andrew Schmidt
Broker/agent recommendations for small MFR (1st house hack)
Hello Dallas BP members! I would like to know if you have any recommendations for a broker familiar with the cities in the outskirts of the metropolis (maybe Frisco or Lancaster) to help me find my first duplex, tripl...
Darin L.
Using TIAA-CREF similar to self-directed IRA?
My wife has a significant balance in her TIAA-CREF account (she is a college professor). Has anyone successfully used TIAA-CREF as a method to purchase real estate similar to using a self-directed IRA? TIAA-CREF is ...
Andrew Karpman
Creative vs. Traditional Real Estate Investing
My wife and I are just starting out in our education in real estate investing, and are trying to understand and ultimately decide whether we should be Traditional or Creative investors. Can anyone offer the pros and c...
Nick Edwards
All savings are tied up in 401k. What options are there?
Hi all,I have a decent amount of money saved in my retirement. I am looking to finance my first owner occupied house. I will get settled in it and immediately pursue other opportunities while I house-hack. My question...
Angel Rosado
What can $5,000 do?
Is there anyway that I can begin investing as a buy and hold real estate investor with a mere $5,000? My rent in the Bronx is really high and it aggravates me that I have to pay someone for my apartment! I want to be ...
Brian Anderson
Increased Security Deposit for New Renters
I have a home in Orange County, CA that I am going to rent out. The had to evict the last tenants and lost out on 5 months of rent do to the evictions being frozen. I wanted to ask for 2 months security deposit to ...
Stephen Glover
New BRRRR Investor from Richmond, VA!
Hello! I'm a new investor and brand new to BP, but have been in the RE investing and property management scene in Richmond, VA for a while now. While I'm fortunate to already have some great friends/mentors in the f...
Ryan Tortorich
How do you deny applicants?
I have an applicant who has provided false employment information (company has no record and paystub has someone else’s name). There are a few other red flags but bottom line is that we aren’t interested. We sent a ge...
Vishal P.
1099 v Payroll? Self Managing Properties
I own various rental properties under a LLC partnership and I self manage those units, what is the best method of writing myself a check every month for property management? Do I issue a 1099 to myself or am I forced ...
Timothy Adrian
Best Practices for Dealing with Criminal Activity as a Landlord
We are a small but growing company utilizing the BRRR method to build a portfolio of rentals. We have about 30 doors at this time, including some Multifamily property.
Our most challenging situations involve crime...