Justin Young
Concerning the article about building wealth
I just read the article that was on this site " Investing in rental properties won't build wealth but this will".
To sum it up and NOT verbatim is says, it's a good idea to invest in rental properties but to think ...
Giovanny Garcia
Should I do the full 20 years
Hello BP! I am an Active Duty Army Staff Sergeant (E-6) currently at 9 years 5 months Time In Service with 10 months left of Active Duty service. This will put me at exactly 10 years 2 months TIS. I am struggling w...
Kiel Martin
Buying homes for cash
Hello all. I have never purchased a house and I am about to. I plan on purchasing rental properties with cash from $15k to $40k. What I was curious about is the closing cost of these types of homes, is it really on 3%...
Gareth Fisher
What you wont hear any investor tell you
I have been involved with flipping properties since early 2000s. First subbing out as a carpenter for several local investors and builders. When the market dropped out in 2008. Everyone I knew including myself we...
Matt Hendrickson
Becoming a Part Time Real Estate Agent
I've been a quiet observer on Bigger Pockets for a long while, and I am a huge fan and have learned a ton. I'm 26 and own two investment properties with hopes of acquiring more in the coming years. I'm from Kansas Cit...
Aaron Helmholdt
How the cost of money affects investment - real example
I am a long time reader of biggerpockets but a new contributing member. This past August I bought my first property - an owner occupied duplex with an FHA loan. What I am struggling to understand is how the cost...
Max Mac Phail
ARV in North Jersey on a Unique Lot
This is my first post and a quite long one at that. Thanks for reading and replying!
Originally, I found BP by trying to figure out how much a family member's house is worth fixed up an...
Daniel Moscoso
How to know if an investor(s) is being honest on promised return?
I am looking at partnering with a man who says that he can get me 25-120% returns on a flip. This seems way too high for my understanding and sounds a bit sketchy. For example, if I invest 10K in a deal, and my money ...
James Johnson
Private Lending Ownership Structuring
Hi all,My business partner and I have friends which want to invest with us. We have an idea on how we would structure the ownership on a BRRRR (our idea of the structuring below), but were hoping for advise on how ot...
Jeremy Bottlinger
Cost Segregation Studies
A cost segregation (seg) study is a detailed analysis of the components of a building so that the separate components can be separated and classified into shorter depreciation lives. By performing this study, building...