Julie Gates
Are real estate agents allowed to mislead buyers about a 2nd bid?
I'm in Coastal Georgia. I have friends staying with me who moved here and needed to buy a house. The husband told me that when they put an offer in on the house they want, the selling agent stated that there might be ...
Mindy Jensen
Contractors: If I Buy Materials, Do You Still Need a Downpayment?
I've seen so many forum posts advising NOT to give any money to contractors upfront - because so many people have been ripped off by contractors. I've seen many responses from contractors, saying they've got to buy ma...
Account Closed
Property owner class action airBNB lawsuit. All owners can join?
It appears here there is a class action lawsuit in the works against airBNB by property owners for apparently leasing/subleasing of their property without consent. How large can the class get? Nationwide?http://www.pr...
Amanda B.
New here and first bout with awful tenants
Hi everyone! I am new here and still relatively new to renting my house out, even though I've been doing it for about 7 years now. I'm only on my second set of tenants.My question/situation is:I rent my old house. The...
Maria Luna
Moving to Detroit to invest in real state
Hello everyone, I have my date pick out to move to Detroit. Should be there by the end of August. I’m moving to invest in real state, but I also want to open a property management business. I been managing my own prop...
Rudy Hernandez
Do you invest in IRA and/or 401k any more?
Hi BP members
Hope all is well.
I am curious to gather collective thoughts and opinions on IRA and 401k investing. Some people believe they should continue due to company matching as well as invest in IRA for tax s...
TJ Walker
How to rationally select a long-distance market for investing?
I live in Long Island, NY, where hideous shacks cost half a million and only rent for $2000 a month, so I am excited about investing long distance. (My first investment duplex in NY metro is cashflow negative-I hadn't...
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...
Cameron Dye
What Should I be Doing as a 17-year old?
What's up BiggerPockets community! My name's Cameron and I'm a 17 year old high school senior from Fort Smith, Arkansas. I'm going to college next year at the University of Arkansas to study Investments and Securities...
James H.
Are car loans really that bad?
I recently posted some questions regarding financial strategy involving car loan debt, student loand debt, mortgage debt and cash for new acquisitions.
There is a strong contingency of folks that claim you should nev...