Bryan Clement
Background Checks...... Uh, how do I do this
Hello everyone, rather new to tenant placing. I was wondering what services you all use to do background checks on a tenant? There are several out there and I want to make sure I use a service that is legitimate. Any ...
Oneil Guntner
Roth 401K Match versus save up cash at a more rapid pace
I have been contributing to a Roth 401k at work. In order to get the full match I put in 6% to get a 4% match. It has built up to almost $9,000. I read Scott Trench's Set for Life for the second time the other day and...
Aaron Arnold
35 unit apartment value
I’m looking at a 35 unit apartment building North of Kansas City. All units are studios and should each rent for around $350. All utilities are billed back to the tenants. The building is supposedly at 90% occupancy. ...
Cody Nielsen
(Lake Tahoe vacation property) Questions with short-term rentals.
A friend/ business partner and I have decided to purchase a vacation rental. Our main idea around choosing Lake Tahoe is the year around entertainment attraction. To get down to it, we are asking the Bigger Pockets co...
Cameron McCown
FHA vs. Conventional
So many times, I hear investors propose an "FHA" option as the best option for financing a new multi-family they will house hack or new primary residence for themselves.I can't say how wrong this is. It's true that t...
Micaela N. Wolfe
Overly excited newbie here!
Good morning everyone! My husband and I are so excited to begin our journey to financial freedom we can hardly contain ourselves but we are a little scared too. We both are in the medical field so this is definitely a...
Javaughn Harkness
What’s a good amount of direct mail
What’s a good amount of mailers to send out monthly for a new wholesaler?
Fletcher Caulk
1031 Exchange next year--help!
My wife and I own a townhome in Culver City, CA that is appreciating very well but not cashflowing. My renters' lease is up next summer and I'd like to do a 1031 exchange into a multi-family property. Right now, our l...
Chad C.
Are these good terms for a HELOC?
I was offered a 4.5 variable rate, closing cost of around $300. The way it is amortized is a little different. If it's under 5k it's amoritized 5 years. 5 to 10k 10 years, and over 15k, 15 years. This seems like a pre...
Jeff Johnson
Making the deal happen
In my last post I asked in detail how to find sellers and good deals. Now I want to focus on how to approach a potential customer. When trying to buy directly from a home owner how do you generally go about that. I...