Michael Rossi
Is ANYTHING Worth Fighting For?
I've been wondering lately if the American people would rise up and fight for ANYTHING? My personal opinion is that the American people would give up every single right they have (including their property) and become...
Jeff Sims
What kind of car do you drive?
Just a fun post here. I have been a SFR investor for 15 years and now have $2M in rental RE while working a full time career. The cash flow was tight for years it seemed but the snowball of debt paydown is rolling b...
Nicholas Aiola
Ask me (a CPA) anything about taxes relating to real estate
Hey, guys!I've been on BP for about 7 months now and I have quickly learned two things:There is no better place than BP to talk real estateThe wealth of information on BP is immeasurableI've read and learned quite a l...
Henry Clark
Self Storage Day to day Constructing a new facility
Day in the life- Constructing a New Facility location
23 June 2020, 08:39 We are starting our 8th and final storage location. I will try to give an update as we go through construction. Although this will be instruct...
Joshua Dorkin
Updating the BiggerPockets Influence System
Hey All -
One of our upcoming projects is to update our influence system to one that better reflects a user's influence on the site.
We will be transforming the system from the current limitless influence scale to a...
Dan N.
Why do people use LLC for "buy & hold" rentals that have mortgages?
I am confused on this topic and I would like some input. I am going to acquire a few long-term rentals over the next few years. All properties will be acquired with a mortgage. Initially, I was sure I was going to cre...
Michael Leeson
Addressing Racial Disparity in Home Ownership/ Wealth?
What are you doing or seeing that effectively addresses racial disparity in home ownership/ lending/ generational wealth?Hopefully this is a fairly straightforward question about a heavy and complex topic! It's well ...
Jacek Blaszczyk
How to figure out vacancy rate? michigan
Hi all, one thing I've always been confused about is how people figure out vacancy rates. Is this something discussed among other landlords or is this a metric that can be googled? I live in Canton, Michigan still t...
Robin Grimes
Tenant Applicants say the dumbest things
Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.
I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signa...
Bill Gulley
Sandy Hook
I'm a gun owner and I own "that" rifle and "those" magazines, but the Sandy Hook incident has changed my mind. It's not just guns, but guns are part of the picture and such needs to be addressed. I had teachers that h...