Kevin McGuire
Do financial advisors just not get RI?
Hi BP community,It’s taken awhile to get my financial planner to understand what I’m doing with Real Estate Investing. I interviewed a new one from a well regarded independent boutique firm and again he didn’t quite g...
Justin B.
Seattle Starts First One to Rent to Law
Good luck if you are a landlord in Seattle!http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/03/se..."With a heavy-handed new law that is the first of its kind in the nation, Seattle has set its regulatory crosshairs on la...
Matt Ayoub
Am I a bad investor? Or does this enable FIRE?
I have two rental property investments. 1 SFH in San Diego purchased in 2010 for 900k, currently valued at 1.4m, generating $5,500 in rent a month. 1 SFH (+ guest house) STR / Airbnb in Cabo Mexico purchased in 2016 f...
Henry Montgomery III
First Post New User BIG question
This is my first post here on bigger pockets! I have been learning about real estate investing and different niches to invest in. I have a simple question for everyone on the bigger pockets community and that is what ...
Chris Mason
Wholsalers etc: Why not just go get your RE license?
General question.I frequently read posts wherein a wholesaler, birddog, or similar, talks about finding buyers, finding sellers, connecting them, and this sort of thing. And the questions are invariably about what con...
David Ptak
Over leveraged
Hi everyone. I've been reading and listening to podcasts and hear about all these folks that build these huge portfolios within just a few years. What I can't make sense of though is how can one keep accumulating prop...
David Sisson
Trouble finding qualified tenants in RI + questions about SF
So, I'm purchasing my first single family as a rental. East Providence, quiet B neighborhood. 3 beds/2 bath. I'd say that the unit is C+ or B- quality, with the nicer homes in the neighborhood being the owner occupied...
Andria Kobylinski
Note investing in a Self Directed IRA
Hey all, newbie to Note Investing here. I am currently working on opening a self directed IRA and would like to use it to buy a few notes to start. Can I buy non-performing notes in my IRA or only performing? Aren’t t...
Paul Jamgotch
Forced (early) Retirement... What to do
Hi All,
I've been lurking here for a while. Finally a post: My company has been bought out and I am facing a lay-off from a narrow field with no competitor to move to in my area. I'd like to stick it out in West Mich...
Sarah Larbi
Who has the best tenants ever? Great tenants DO EXIST
One of my properties I have amazing tenants; granted I do many nice things for them in return but they are amazing nonetheless.
As an example they gave us a hand made gift basket for Christmas with candles, body loti...