Erik K.
Do your own tenant screening?
Hello everyone,Lots of tenant application/screening services can be seen using a Google search. There are so many that I'm deadlocked due to the excessive freedom of choice! Plus, there are no trustworthy reviews of t...
Jacob Paredes
High student loan debt/high income low savings
Hello, I am new to real estate investing and I waa looking to get into out of state rental properties. I was interested most in the BURRR method and holding long term. I don’t have much savings about 10-20k but my inc...
Krystyna Fennelly
Help needed with buy and hold?
I've been doing a lot of reading and researching on this but wanted to ask for help directly as well.
I'm located in the Galveston Bay Area/SE Houston; my husband and I own 2 rental properties and are closing...
Steve Kim
Hello - Beginner Chicagoland REI
Hello BiggerPockets,My name is Steve Kim. I’m a 32 year old working/living in the chicagoland area. I was born and raised in the north suburbs and currently residing in the west suburbs. I've always been interested in...
Fernando Cardona
Private lending tax issues if using a line of credit
I have been reading a book called the bankers code It talks about becoming the bank and using lines of credit from a bank to then do private lending.If anyone is actually doing this and could give me some input about ...
Lisa Garrett
IRA rollover
I presently have a self directed traditional IRA thru institution that . I have heard there is a self directed IRA for real estate investing. Is this something I could utilize now. We are just getting our feet wet lea...
Jimmy H.
Does Broker "own" an Agents Ventures?
I am a licensed real estate agent.
Say I start a few independent websites to drive client traffic in investment property and campus rental areas or start property management and build a portfolio of units. If I leav...
Simone B.
Using 401k as a Real Estate investment vehicle
Has anyone used their 401k to invest in Real Estate (not REIT). If so, how did you navigate the purchase so as not to be penalized (early withdrawal) and not get an income tax hit. Is there a way in which Real Estate ...
Austin Spitzenberger
Lending FHA House Hack - Houston RE Connections
Looking to obtain an FHA loan to househack a two through fourplex in Houston. I qualify in all of the categories except one. There are two one month gaps in my employment history over the last 5 years where I was forc...
Paul Smythe
Longer-term VR, any drawbacks?
I feel like I've read that you want to keep vacation rentals under 30 days, but I can recall the reason why. I've got a two month inquiry and wanted to see what the BP community thought. Are there any reasons why?