I like using bird dogs because they are bringing me leads that my normal marketing are bringing in. I've done a careful job of communicating with them only via email. To do so otherwise would require way too much of...

I am buying my first home for about 250k in El Paso, TX.It is new construction just finished. Good location. New neighborhood which seems like will end up as class B. 3 bed, 2 bath. Open concept living/dining. Very fa...

First of all, I consider myself very smart.  I run a very successful company, have always excelled in everything I do (including school), and have even been pretty successful with RE investing & flipping so far (w...

Good morning all (PST), I am going to start by saying, I am so happy I have found Bigger Pockets and everyone in it. I have been reading through all the forums, attending webinars and listening to the podcasts. Thorou...

....unless you do something about it. 
The Connecticut Housing Committee last week just pushed through dozens of "concepts" not even bill proposals. Just concepts which are proposed bills that only had vague titles. ...

Hello, My name is Neal Richardson, President of Dream Builders 4 Equity ("DB4E").  DB4E is a nonprofit organization that teaches at-risk high school students about real estate investing and development.  The students ...

Hi everyone,

I have seen lots of posts about LLCs, and other disregarded entities for asset protection, in addition posts on Insurance policies etc. But how about NOTES for protection?

If the corporate veil is pie...

Hello all, I recently purchased my first investment property and I’m happy with it! Although, it took quite a bit of my reserves and I’m curious to hear some of you guys stories on how you rebuilt your capital in orde...

Hello, I'm planning on purchasing a property in Tampa Bay. My plan is to flip the property, rent it out for a bit and sell it within 2-3 years. Being Canadian, what would be the non-resident withholding tax on the sal...

What is a good rule of thumb everyone is using to calculate expenses on smaller multi family facility’s when doing a quick back of the napkin evaluation on a property (5-20 units)? I typically use 50% of the stated gr...