Bobby Sharma
WORST cities for permits, code enforcements, city inspectors
I have had one of the worst experiences with rehabbing a home in Glendale Heights, IL (Suburb of Chicago) with the city inspectors. Some of the most picky, arrogant, expensive, nastiest, non-cooperative inspectors tha...
Marcus Auerbach
What do you see happening in the next 5 years?
Reading Ray Dalio's book makes me contemplate some more about where real estate is heading. Looking back at the last 15 years everything seems so predictable. New housing starts grew year over year and well exceeded l...
Jonathan Gordon
How do you do DD on a multi-family syndication?
Hi Bigger Pockets community, I have been investing in multi-family syndications for several years now and have experienced decent success in the space. When I started, I was living in Southern California and met th...
Jon Schoeller
What do your lease option / RTO contracts look like? Terms?
Hello everyone,My partners and I have just over 100 RTO or lease option properties under management. We are constantly looking for ways to improve our process for a better experience for both us and our clients. I was...
Mary Jay
How do rich pay zero taxes legally?
Hi guys,So I hear often (Robert Kiyosaki, Trump, other rich etc) pay zero taxes legally.Lets say Kiyosaki's business "Rich Dad, poor dad, educational LLC" made 100K.The same LLC went and bought a rental house for 100K...
Bob Avery
New Twin Cities Investor Looking for Advice Getting Started
Hey folks!I've been lurking on BP for about a month, so I have a rough idea of the regular newbie steps which I will try to address below. I'll greatly appreciate feedback on any subset of my questions. Thanks!First a...
Kurt Gardner
Do applicants/tenants know your home address/cell number?
My wife has expressed concern about allowing people who are applying for our properties to know our home address (to send applications when they need to be mailed). Even tenants who pay for rent know our address so t...
Ronald Perich
Rich Dad, Poor Dad is a Terrible Book
If you look over the Best Real Estate Books blog post by @Brandon Turner you will see Rich Dad, Poor Dad as one of the best business books for real estate entrepreneurs. I will admit, I found it to be one of the best ...
KJ Smith
Small Apartments & Multifamily Training & Education
Does anyone have recommendations on the best Small Apartments & Multifamily Training & Education? I've sat in on a few webinars lately and I'm really interested in implementing this as one of my strategies. Bo...