Heather De La Cruz
This might be dumb. I want to sell it.
I think I have too much going on and I'm considering making a decision that's a little rash. I have a duplex which is generating a little over $1025.00 after mortgage and escrow. It's an hour and a half away. I work f...
Brian Gibbons
Tips from Brian Gibbons re: Creative Financing
It is the spring and I thought I would give a primer on "creative financing" for the BP community.I will break it up into Beginner and Advanced.I will talk about well known and not so well known strategies.Beginner st...
Tom Wallace
Turning personal residence into rental property...
Hi all. Want first to say how much I appreciate Bigger Pockets and the wonderful advice I have received here..
I own 3 rental properties at this point. My wife and I have lived in our personal residence for the pas...
Ben Kevan
What is/was your primary income stream when you started, and did you have other investments?
This question is for those of you that do this as a living, and as a supplemental income.
What is/was your initial primary source of income? And if you've since gone into doing REI as a primary source, how secure di...
Nick Allen
Debating on Investing in this market
All,As part of my continued education, I've been trying to read anything and everything in hopes of being the most knowledgable I can be when I pull the trigger on my first deal, whether thats in CA or in TN. I also u...
Account Closed
Approved Tenant requires Owner's SSN/Taxpayer ID for 'Reporting' purposes
does the approved tenant (for one of the 2 units in a legal duplex) have legal grounds to be demanding the owner's (landlord's) taxpayer id? tenant explanation is that intends to file a 1099 for each year she is owner...
James W.
$100/door debate-sell me on it
I see a lot of discussion with people saying they want at least $100/door but I don't really understand how it can be a good metric unless there would be a big value add opportunity with a big cash out (limiting the i...
Matt Horton
401k
Hello Iam trying to figure out away for my mother to use her 401k to invest into my llc to flip houses. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks
Bradley Shuhart
How much negative cash flow is too much
I have an opportunity to assume a loan at 2.5% in a HCOL SoCal community. Even at that rate I will still be losing about $800-$1000 per month with a renter due to HOA & Mello Roos. I'm ok with a negative cash fl...
Rob Shah
Using Life Insurance Cash Value
Do many seasoned investors recommend to tap into your life insurance cash value as a loan to your self to fund a real estate investment? this that a good strategy for someone that has limited liquid cash in the ba...