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If a person dies before having the chance to enjoy using all that money they have built up over the past decade or more? For some, retirement age is so so far away they can't even see it. People want to enjoy their m...
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Inspired by this thread here: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/152...I was just pondering what I personally spend a month on food..I looked at all my credit card purchases for food/snacks/drinks (only th...
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Everything is relativeFinancial Samurai is one of my favorite bloggers. Here he shows that San Francisco real estate is cheap.
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I went to the Smokies last week to check on a few properties, meet with my management team, and do some fly fishing. Here are my observations:
Gatlinburg was still relatively busy, but not like a typical summer. Se...
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Hi all!I have finally decided to take the plunge and start doing. So, I am on here, uploaded a picture, and discovered I first joined on December 31, 2015...Wow...Too much wasted time.So here I am, with my first post....
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Getting ready to take a trip through Italy. Thought I would spice it up some. Who knows, maybe even write-off our trip, after I talk with my CPA and schedule a visit with one of you. Most of Europe is bare ground f...
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Want to get a better understanding about paying back a pml from a rental property buy. I know for flips that once the property sells that the pml gets paid back from the sale price. But how would I pay a lender back w...
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I was visiting with BP member Danny Day at his current renovation and during our conversation it came up that we should try and get some of the Houston BP members together to network and trade stories.
So let's set a...
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Hi2 months ago my tenant let me know that the Master Bed and Master Bath circuit kept blowing. She would have to reset it, and then it would only stay on for a day or two. I had my service go look at it and they found...
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I'm currently on a trip to see several properties I bought out of state for the first time. I'm also meeting my team of realtors and property managers in person for the first time. Any advice on what to be on the loo...