Jeremy Chaser
Do any of you purchase rentals purely for future appreciation?
My brother and I are both interested in purchasing rental property, and we have what appear to be very different ideas about what a good rental property purchase is. I'm curious what more seasoned investors think of t...
Account Closed
Who thinks Detroit will turn around within the next 5 years?
I've been on BP for a little under a week now, I love this site it's so informative. My question to you guys though is "Do you believe Detroit is making a turn around for the better & Will the change be noticed...
Nicole Heasley Beitenman
Closing some of my credit cards makes sense to me. Am I correct?
Hi BP! I was talking to a friend of mine about credit. He says that each person is worth a certain amount of credit based on their income. Here was his example: Say you make $70k per year. You are then worth $200 in c...
Jeff S.
New retirement withdrawal rule could backfire in costly way
I know all you youngsters think you won't get older but it happens. So what you say.For those of you that are socking money away in tax deferred accounts planning on taking it out in old age. If you have a lot and you...
Ami Sapir
An American Nightmare
My name is Ami and I have made a pretty big mess of things. Here are some details of my life:- Sales Manager of a sales team in the IT universe earning about $85k/yr- Wife has an office job paying her $60k/yr- We owe...
Diane G.
How would the new buyer of $2m Sunnyvale house feel?
About 2 months ago, a 2/1 SFH in Sunnyvale sold for $2M, and made headlines in the Bay Area for a few days. https://sf.curbed.com/2018/3/2/17073100/silicon-va...2 months later, a SFH in the same neighborhood, 2x the s...
Sam Green
Help Starting out in Pre-Construction Deals
While I've learned a ton about investing over the past year or so, I feel like I'm seriously lacking in the area of pre-construction deals. I've got a few questions about finding good pre-construction deals.
1) Wher...
Nicholas Libertin
Where should I buy a mountain vacation rental?
Bee Hive,I would love to hear some thoughts/suggestions on where my wife and I should do our next vacation rental. We have owned long term rentals for quite some time and recently bought a vacation rental in Fort La...
James C Norman Jr
Fourplex investing with an impending recession?
When is the optimal time to purchase multi-family residential property? With the impending recession, what are some considerations for aspiring investors? What echelons of property should be honed in on? Which shou...
Michael Ealy
Is "Stupid" Money Chasing Millennials in Your Market?
Have you heard of the expression "stupid money"? It is when a herd of investors or speculators seem to be overpaying for an asset.In my market in Cincinnati and I guess almost everywhere in the country, "stupid money"...