Mike Koscielak
What to do with money while saving for a downpayment?
I'm brand new to this forum and I'm amazed at how supportive this community is of one another. I'm about 100 podcasts in on both Bigger Pockets podcasts and the How to Money podcast combined, plowed my way through the...
Rick Alvi
Pay off Student Loans? Or Save for Apartment or Mobile Home prop.
Hey guys,I'm not sure what to do.. I know eliminating my student debt (I have about 19k) would ease some of my anxiety for sure, but is it the smart thing to do? I want to be financially independent in 10 years. I'd l...
John Oyedele
My Plan To Get Started
Decided to share my plan to get started investing to get feedback from the BP community to make sure it is a sound strategy. Appreciate the feedback in advance.Current situation:Family of 3 will be family of 6 in a m...
Gildas Dossa
Should I use my TSP for down payment on a property,
I am currently just learning about real estate investing by listening to podcasts and reading books. I would like to take action and start investing by purchasing rental properties. I have no savings at this point, bu...
Isaac Bartels
Necessary prerequisites for Real Estate Investing?
Hello everyone!I am a senior in college, looking to get a job in civil engineering and then gradually transition to RE full time, although I'm not sure what that will look like. As a student with some student debt, sh...
Kenneth T.
How to collect rent
My parents are starting to rent out part of their home instead of just letting my kids live there. This is great for them, but they aren't really good at management. Thus, I will be doing most of the work for them. Th...
Austin Davis
Business Bank Accounts questions
Hello BP,My brother and I are starting our business together and just got our LLC established. I have a couple "getting started" questions about getting a business bank account that I would like opinions on. 1. Is ...
Jr Trotta
Retirement Funds OR Real Estate Investing
Good evening BP! I would like to throw this out there and listen to the feedback! I am curious to see what you would do if you were in my position!Currently I have 2 savings accounts. My first account is at the bank i...
Account Closed
personal vs commerical
I have had what I thought was commercial insurance for my rentals under my LLC.after a number of years I called the insurance company to look up my policy and found it was under a personal policy, and even worse my LL...
Jay Trott
Rookie advice for first time rental property
My wife and I (newlyweds) are looking to purchase our first rental property in Victoria County. What is the minimum amount of money that you would ideally like to have in savings after putting down a 12-15% down payme...