Let me start by saying that with my self-directed IRA, I'd like to ultimately get into rentals and having the cash flow from them. I also would like to invest in mortgage notes. My issue at the moment is that I only h...

Hi there, I'm considering purchasing a SFH in mid-Michigan with a large backyard - about .25 acre.  It is fenced, but since the tenants would be responsible for the mowing and upkeep, I'm concerned that the size of th...

Hello BiggerPockets community,My Name is Roger Mejia, I am a 23 year old college student on track for a Big 4/CPA Real Estate Tax career. I am looking to leverage the knowledge I gain through my career to build my own...

What caused the vacant schools?

Kansas City is not the only metropolitan city that has closed schools in recent years; Detroit, Philadelphia, and Chicago all closed a large number of schools as well. Unli...

I'm relatively new to REI, but have had a single rental property for ~3 years that does well. My father on the other hand, has ~20+ properties and tracks everything manually in a spreadsheet. While I could likely writ...

I am looking for an easy, consistent way to collect rents.

Has anyone attempted to use one instance of Quickbooks for multiple entities, such as LLCs? I'm struggling to figure out how to best set this up, and do not want to purchase (or have to manage) two separate accounts. 

Retirement Plan.I used to have a 401k. That was before I lost my job. My search for another job landed me in another country, working as a contract employee through a third party. I got interested in real estate becau...

Sponsors and Sydicators -Who all is using or has experimented with crowdfunding as a tool to raise all or a portion of your equity stack? What do you like about whatever platform you are using and what turns you off o...

Just ordered our entrance gate yesterday. Will give you a run down on gate systems we use. We are in a blizzard so hey, got time. Over all our road ways are 25 foot wide. Use a 20 foot (drivable space) gate, the actua...