Jonathan Johnson
6-unit apt, all vacant, cat-lady "tenant", distress Landlord
Hello all,Long time lurker, first time poster so be gentle.I live in a small college town and I found a 6-unit apartment that I'm considering purchasing. I have a friend currently renting there ($600/mo) but he's movi...
Ihe O.
Would you pay more tax to help house the homeless?
Do you believe that we should be willing to pay more tax to help house the homeless?I'm going to ask again in a minute, but first am going to tell you about 2 of my properties.Rental 1.I've owned it for 4 years wit...
Timothy W.
Why Michael Moore is wrong about capitalism
http://business.nd.edu/ask_more/commentary.aspx?id=4649
I found this very interesting article written by two Notre Dame university business professors. It is short and succinct but very interesti...
Chris Lai
No one talks about commercial real estate
Commercial Real Estate Investment > Residential
Many co-workers/friends (upper-middle class) invest in residential real estate to rent out and do airbnbs or furnished finders. But, no one I know is in commercial r...
Mindy Jensen
New Book!!! Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor
BiggerPockets is excited to introduce its newest book, The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor! Taxes! Boring and irritating, right?Perhaps. But if you want to succeed in real estate, your tax st...
Mike F.
Bank asking what i'm doing with the funds?
I'm doing a cash out refi and the bank is asking me, "what am I doing with the funds', what is the right/wrong answer to this question?Obviously, they have never heard of BRRRR method. thanks in advance for any insight.
Jacoby Atako
Real estate agents' perspective
I usually hear about qualities we need from our real estate agents as investors, but I don't generally know what agents need, especially when working with investors. What does your ideal, investor, working relationshi...
Ian Andrews
Neighborhoods outside Philadelpia for 1st multifamily
Hi everybody,I'm brand new on the site and to real estate. I was hoping to tap into some of the knowledge that some of the other members on the site may have about the Philadelphia area. A little about myself; I've...
Burke B.
Reasonable Property Management Fee Structure?
I have a question for any members that have a good amount of experience with property managers. I apologize for the length of the post.
I currently own a property in another state and have a property manager who man...
Chris Moriarty
Cold Calling is Dead? Really?
Upon joining up with Bigger Pockets, I logged on to see an advertisement that said "cold calling is dead" that was advertising a book. While it looks attractive, the data simply doesn't support this proposal. In a...