Carl Flint
I need someone to help me understand leverage!
BP!I need some help.Today my girlfriend and I were having a debate on buying a property using leverage through a loan or buying a property outright in cash. I know that leverage is can be a good thing for investors if...
Justin Koopmans
Landlording for Cashflow or Appreciation? (in expensive markets)
Hey BP!Got a couple off-market deals I'm considering in Northern CA but I've got some "newbie" dilemmas going into them and it's this - these deals seem like great deals (like $50k-$100k less than what they are worth)...
Seung Oh
HELP I live in California
Hi everyone,
I need some advice! I am nurse in California and I worked pretty hard to save a down payment for a house in the bay area. I am pretty close to saving up for that 200k down payment for a million dollar h...
Seth Tipton
Questions From a Rental Investor Newbie
Hello Bigger Pockets. This is my first post. I recently lost my job here in the Bay Area in CA. And I am at the very beginning of my exploration into passive income by investing in rentals. I have a house that I inher...
Alexander Merritt
Quantity vs Quality Rentals
Hello BP!When first starting out using a Buy and Hold strategy and with limited capital, do you think it's better to purchase a bunch of lower priced properties in lower quality / depressed areas or spend a little bit...
Joseph Molander
Norada Real Estate?
Hay everybody,Just wondering, do any of you have experience with Norada Real Estate? http://www.noradarealestate.comIf you do please let me know how you worked with them, and what your experience was like. Thanks much!
Andrew Christie
Wholesaling an Apartment Building
So... I've got this apartment building under contract. I've advertised it to the two local REIA groups we have here and I have it posted on Craigslist. I've called several people in my network to let them know. I'v...
Jon Arthur
A Home For $6,000!
I was out looking at homes today and found a for sale by owner that looked like crap on the outside. After talking with the home owners daughter, she said they were looking to sell the home for $6,000. After talking w...
Joe Snustad
Raw Land investing with Programs (landacademy.com vs land geek)
Hey everyone! So I've been listening to REtipster videos, the land geek podcasts, and landacademy.com podcasts for quite some time just taking it all in. I've been seriously considering purchasing either the Land Ge...
Will Barnard
Take the Tax Hit or 1031?
I have a problem and would love to hear some opinions on this.
Here is the scenario: a $1.5M tax exposure (net profits on sale of property) and a lack of desire to pay Uncle S. and CA 50% of that ($750k).
So the ques...