Tom Jimenez
401k withdraw?
Hello bp subscribers. My wife and I are brand new to the real estate investing world, and are looking @ all of our options for financing out first property, and one of them is possibly taking from my employee based 40...
Alicia Marks
QOTW: How long did it take you to purchase your first investment?
Welcome to our question of the week! Based on last week's responses, we have a lot of lurkers that have not purchased their first property. Buying the first, or even second and third can feel pretty nerve wracking. So...
Mason Fiascone
Buy and Hold Out-of-State: Market Analysis from a Newbie
Hey everyone! This is my first post on BP so please go easy on me!I am new to real estate investing, but have been digesting info for the past 3 years from places like Cash Flow Ninja Podcast, BP Podcast, and BP.com. ...
Frankie Woods
"Grim" Affordable Housing Study by Harvard. An opportunity?
A new study was conducted by Harvard analyzing the impact of decades of housing policies that disincentive affordable housing. Declining inventory of affordable housing are preventing first time homebuyers from purch...
Joshua Dorkin
What's Important to You in a Political Party
Given what's about to happen in the next few days, I thought it would be interesting to get some feedback from people on their thoughts about political parties. . . .
So, If you could create your own political party,...
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...
Tim Johnson
Keeping the druggie money
Hi BP!My wife and I purchased an 18 unit multifamily in December. The building is full of mostly great people, but there was one fellow that always smelled like pot. We talked to him about it but the odors continued...
Rodney Kuhl
First rental property - duplex vs. SFH ??
I am looking into buying my first rental property. I've been in contact with a few different people who have companies that provide turnkey properties to investors. This intrigues me as a way to find a stable, positiv...
N/A N/A
Net Operating Expenses
What do you qualify as net operating income? I've been using the Property Analysis Tool and removed all of my property expenses - taxes, mortgage, insurance, water, advertising, and some other small expenses directly ...
Bill P.
Property management Software questions
This blog is not so much of the normal type of blog where I give a narrative on a subject. Instead, it is a request for feedback in regards to property management software (PMS)for rental property. Currently, I am usi...