Hannah Costello
Administrative assistant before becoming an agent?
I have a two topics I could use some advice on: 1) I will be taking my real estate exam in August and have made a connection with a broker to sell under them once I pass. I reached out to them because they seem like a...
Kyle B.
Interesting conversation with my realtor about making offers
So I recently got off the phone with a realtor I have been working with to discuss a property I saw this past weekend and will more likely than not put an offer on. At the end of the conversation, I mentioned what off...
Paulina Purnama
first Investment 3 plex offer made - appraisal low - bad investment or appraisal off?
Hi guys, I'm sorry if this post does not belong in the Deal Analysis but I'm a first time investor and finally got out of my anaylsis paralysis and made an offer on a 3 plex (converted single family). I used conventio...
Andrew Wong
Operating a rental geared towards the elderly?
Real estate guys recently had a podcast that was pretty interesting about targeting the retiring baby boomer demographics: http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://tra...The long story short, they have homes, an...
Kerry Mertz
How should I invest my self directed roth IRA?
I have about $30,000 in a self directed roth IRA and I keep going back and forth on how I want to invest it. These are the options I'm considering:1) Get a non recourse loan and use it as a down payment on a buy and h...
Jared V.
Aspiring Investor from SF Bay Area, looking to relocate.
Hi folks,I've been a BiggerPockets member for the past year or so as I have been doing a lot of research on REI. As I continue to learn more I figured it is time that I introduced myself and jumped in on all the great...
Darrin Carey
Wholesaling, or Assigning Contracts?
A Friday Night rant.When did wholesaling and assigning contracts become one and the same?For those of you who sign a contract with no intent of closing if you can't assign it, STOP IT! It's morally and ethically wron...
Jason Sherrod
Finding opportunities in the note investing space
How does one identify trends and opportunities in the note industry? I've been reading articles and searching Google but nothing of significance comes up. How does one go about finding data? Is there a national financ...
Gary Garcia
Hard to become Section 8 rental owner or bad idea?
I know that most landlords avoid this route but I heard it provides stable cash flow and less evictions required but you need to make the property pretty durable. A high NOI portfolio has come up and is affordable/pos...
Nick Gray
Thoughts on Corporate 401k Contributions?
I joined the full-time workforce in January and I have begun to contribute to my company's Roth 401k, in large part because I am enticed by the concept of tax-free earnings and a corporate match (a standard 60% of the...