Hello Everyone, I am new to BP and have been thinking about buying my first rental property for a while. I had lived in Athens GA as a grad student (2010-2016), however, I now live and work on the west coast. I was wo...
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Hi all, I'm a new investor trying to buy my first rental property. I live in Long Island, New York. I make 6 figures, my DTI < 10%, I have excellent credit, I've been pre-approved for a 650k loan, and have a nice c...
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I officially started using quickbooks to help organize my accounting. I wanted to share with you how I set it up, and was looking for feedback on how others may organize/account themselves.1. I added my business bank...
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This might be a novel question, maybe not: I'm looking at a property that should be a 5 unit, but one unit does not currently have a C of O due to the lack of a working bathroom. It has been in this condition for the ...
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Hello everyone,
My wife and I are looks to get in to real estate investment within the next year or so. To date we have been Dave Ramsey fans and are totally debt free as of about two weeks ago. Yay! Now we are savin...
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OK, I admit it, it's October and a little late in the year for making a new years resolution happen, but now then never. It's time for me to take my book keeping to the next level. When I was going through my tax prep...
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Just can't help myself on this one. Article out of Chicago today and front page here in Ft Myers . Fl. You've probably noticed all the fat kids walking around these days. I know why!! Food stamps.
12% of kids in my...
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Hi all, While in college I worked fulled time at a fortune 500 company. I was able to put away a good amount in my 401k in the two years I have been at the company. I am now leaving the company and am going to roll my...
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Hey people, So, first of all let me say, I'm new to real estate investing and I don't work in the finance or economics fields. So please excuse my ignorance, but I wanted to know what others think about this.Earlier t...
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Hi all, Starting with a little background on myself, 24 year old male recently graduated from Minnesota state university, Mankato with a BS in mechanical engineering graduated in May of 2017, currently living with my ...