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Hi everyone, Can anyone tell me if there is a tax benefit for going with a 15yr mortage vs a 30yr? I am in the market for my first investment property and I came across a seller that is getting rid of his portfolio. ...
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This is something I find kind of interesting and thought I'd throw it out for discussion. We get a lot of discussion on BP around the relative value of getting an agents license but almost no discussion about the valu...
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HEY BP Community, newbie here looking to begin mailers and was wondering if any experts or people who have bought via owner financing could give me some pointers on things I may be leaving out or things to omit. Also,...
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Hello! I am a newbie from Houston Texas! I have been listening to the podcast since October and I’ve started at episode 1!! I have very little experience in real estate. I was once a licensed agent but life got in...
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Seeking advice on where we stand with SFH rental on a one-year lease that expires midnight, 31 March.
There are four adults on the lease, a married couple and two singles. One married person and one single have inco...
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As a real estate investor, it is common to get criticized for investing in real estate versus putting every penny in the stock market (especially from financial planners who want that trade commission/fee). Below is a...
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I've been building my investor database, and within that, I've created an Investor Pipeline that associates each investor into a stage of our communication, in addition to an assigned probability for landing that inve...
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Okay, I admit, I am one for checklists and getting everything done, then moving to the next step. I am at the beginning of a 'buy-and-hold' strategy. Just want to make sure I get my affairs in order, so I wanna run th...
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Looking for advice/strategy from like-minded, anti-risk, I want to maximize cash flow type folks. I'm 43. Wife and I are maxing out retirement accounts. Everything going through my mind is around securing our income d...
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I'm just starting out with real estate investing in Illinois, and have been looking into the advantages of the Series LLC. At this point, I don't have any rental properties, but I am getting close to being at the poin...