Nat C.
Disaster tiling job
I hired two professional tilers to tile one of my properties.Their quote was $500 more than another estimate I received but I felt like they were professionals who I could trust to do a good job.Indeed they have been ...
John Peter
Why take the risk? Florida.
I just moved 460k into an account with 4.75 % interest. It will provide over $2k a month of income, risk free until I decide what to do with the cash. For the past year, I had been looking to invest in multi families ...
Leland S.
Need GC to be licensed for rehab job?
I found a GC contractor reference for a flip I have in works who is reasonably priced. The referral was glowing and the people apparently have used him for 20 years on a bunch of rental properties they own. I asked hi...
Mitch Rice
Hi from Kansas City
Hey everyone!My name is Mitch Rice and currently live with my wife and wonderful kids in Lenexa which is a suburb of Kansas City. Last October, we moved out of our first home (a duplex) and instead of selling it we de...
Gary Parilis
Self-directed IRA: What criteria to choose a custodian/admin?
Self-directed IRA is an amazing way to take tax-deferred advantage of the cash I have piled up in my 401k, and funnel it into real estate. I intend to take the plunge immediately, but there are so many providers out t...
Brandon Mitchell
Starting Off; Building A “Team”
Hello Bigger Pockets!What are the individuals that you need on your “team” to get started when purchasing a Multi-Family Apartment Unit?
Desmond Dunn
Best First time home buyers strategy
I am a First time home buyer. I am looking to put my self in the best positions in terms of equity. I live in Raleigh, NC. I have two ideas.
First option is to purchase a distressed Property and use a FHA 203k l...
Joey Chrisman
Is a General contracting license needed to flip/rehab in AZ
Hello,First time flipper here. I am interested in buying property and rehabbing it/changing it drastically from what it is now. In Scottsdale most houses can't really be flipped profitably say by just adding some l...
Mark Tanner
Tax Question With Big Impact
How can we apply real estate losses from prior years to offset current year non-real estate income? I assume we need "real estate professional" status, but 90% of CPAs I have talked to (all with real estate clients) s...
Jeff Workman
Las Vegas, NV
Hello BP,First of all, thanks for reading yet another introduction :-). Young adult here (soon to be an old adult in one year when I hit 30), who finally decided it was time to do something with his savings. I've been...