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Lenny Smith Let's get right to it, I need financial advice.
10 May 2020 | 38 replies

Alright. As the title says I am in need of financial advice.  I am 28.  I have been working a job I hate for two years, and have managed to save close to 10k.  At the beginning of the year I inherited a little over 15...

Michael G. Has anyone had success marketing to probate or divorce attorneys for leads?
12 June 2017 | 27 replies

I've previously had some success direct mail marketing to probate attorneys for leads on distressed properties.It was over a year ago but it did produce 1 deal worth a $10k assignment fee on a distressed property.The ...

Matthew Holtry What is the Happy Path for a Private Money lending Transaction?
16 February 2019 | 26 replies

BP Community,I recently did my first private money deal (as a lender). The borrower is someone I know personally, and we intend to do additional deals together in the future. We stumbled through this first one togethe...

David P. In escrow for property-Should seller or buyer pay cash for keys
13 August 2020 | 29 replies

Hi Guys,

Currently in escrow for a tenants occupied duplex in Los Angeles. We already got the tenants to agree to cash for keys to move out. They agreed to accept $2500 each (1 months rent) upon move out Oct 2020. ...

Christopher Gill To Own or Rent: Combining the Best of Both Worlds! - Part 2
13 December 2016 | 22 replies

See first to understand the context of this post here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/44/topics/251...I want to see homeownership evolve to fit our current lifestyle and desires. Will home ownership in its prese...

Account Closed Sponsor's promote based on Cash on Cash Return instead of IRR?
7 April 2018 | 29 replies

I know people frequently structure deals with disproportionate distributions to the sponsor to reward them for their performance. Every waterfall model I've ever done has used IRR targets as hurdle rates. This is grea...

Shelby Willitts Has anyone used a self-directed IRA?
26 January 2022 | 52 replies

I am thinking of transferring funds from my Simple IRA to a self-directed real estate IRA. Wondering if anyone has done this and how difficult is it?

Robin Grimes Tenant Applicants say the dumbest things
3 May 2023 | 1572 replies

Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.

I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signa...

Peter Seely LLC or just Good insurance
15 June 2011 | 40 replies

Hi All,

I am a new investor who will purchase his first US property as a rental and I am wondering if I should open an LLC or would purchasing adequate insurance and an Umbrella policy do the trick to protect me.

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Mindy Jensen Investor NOT protected by LLC?!?
28 September 2015 | 53 replies

A new development out of Atlanta this week. An investor has been held liable for the exceptionally poor conditions of his properties, even though they were held by an LLC that was not under his own name. He argued tha...