Kole Kingslien
The Flow of Money in relation to Rental Properties
Hello BiggerPockets community,I have titled this post "The Flow of Money", so it does not get confused with the term "Cash Flow". I have just purchased my first rental property, and am trying to understand how the mon...
Aaron Cooper
Illinois RE Broker COMING SOON
Hi BP family,I am currently studying for the Illinois’ broker exam. I have completed the course book and successfully passed each exam. I have done some overall review but there is just SO MUCH information. Are there ...
Arie Guerra
Tax Law and Financial/RE Planning
Hi! New Bigger Pockets member who is looking for *serious* financial and RE guidance. I currently have a CPA (only handles taxes and offers standard tax deductions advice) and a wealth manager at Abacus (handles retir...
Frank Lin
commercial multifamily real estate 5units-12 units help
Hi, I have some single family homes, triplex and 4 plex. I'm trying to get into commercial multi family real estate, specifically looking at around five units to 12 units. Can someone tell me which sources or books I ...
Harry Williams
How often do you reconcile and record expenses?
Do record expenses and organize receipts as they come in, at the end of the week or month? Currently, I am doing them in excel as they come in but this proves to eat up a lot of time, sporadically throughout the day.
Benjamin Knight
Managing your books/portfolio
What application/program do you recommend for managing your books/portfolio. We are currently using quickbooks but as our portfolio expands I was wondering if there are any other user friendly applications that anyon...
Tawnya KABNICK
self directed IRA
I am considering a self directed IRA. Has anyone worked with BuyPD, Am Estate and Trust and Accuplan? I also talked to IRA Financial Group in NY but they do not work as custodians'. Is a custodian required?
Robert Blazer IV
Attorney and Title Help
I am just starting out and have yet to purchase any property, but I'm wondering how proactive I should be with my real estate attorney and title company. Does anyone recommend that I speak with an attorney before I st...
Gitit Hefetz
Not active real estate agent- making my fist deal
Hello, Im a non active real estate agent- never closed a deal. Im looking to buy my first home in Sacramento. Would it be wise of me to try join an office just so I can get commission for buying my own home? Is there ...
Richard Rountree
equity Breakdown
I understand each deal is negotiable. However what should be my standard percentage if I am a realtor that finds a deal, close it, make sure all the paperwork is taking care of and EVERYTHING runs smooth on a rehab a...