Henry T.
Seattle Eviction deputy shot by tenant
More horrible news from this sad city. Btw, Seattle City council approved an ordinance making criminal history "off limits" on rental applications. Maybe not a good idea.
https://komonews.com/news/local/ballard-800-...
Account Closed
Pulling Cash from Credit Cards: Most Inexpensive Current Method?
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
My 2 favorites I know of:
-PayPal'ing the cash to myself (3% fee). Although they've given me a slap on the wrist for this.
-Amazon WebPay'ing the cash to...
Pat Jackson
Paying off properties early....love it or hate it?
I've read a lot of the forum posts, blogs, and am on podcast 131 (working my way through them), and paying off properties early vs. paying them off over the life of the loan seems to be a fairly divisive topic. Befor...
Daniel Torres
Investing in syndication vs owning single family homes
Hi All, My current situation is one that I have a fair amount of capital but not a lot of time. I’m considering investing in syndications vs buying single family homes. The syndications appeal to me because of the...
Matt W.
Help me decide between a 1031 DST vs. a syndication.
Hi BP, I'm considering selling off my small portfolio of 3 SFH's and moving the money into either a Delaware Statutory Trust via a 1031 or just selling and paying the tax and then reinvesting the money in a syndicatio...
James Denon
Backing out of a great deal because of coronavirus covid-19
This is unprecedented. Once in 4-5 generation event.
I had multifamily that I was supposed to close on next week in Springfield Massachusetts. It was a great BRRRR deal given the hot market conditions. All in with re...
Jan Kutrzeba
Gut or sell my SFR that has constant maintenance issues?
Hi BP,I need your advice on whether I should get rid of my problematic out of state SFR rental property or take a loan to gut it.It’s a 120-year old 4br 1ba SFR in a not-so-good part of Allentown, PA - very typical to...
Chris Wilkening
Dave Ramsey says RE should be 5% of portfolio
I think most of BP would disagree with Ramsey's advice about real estate and debt, but there is one bullet here that states "Real estate should only be about 5% of your portfolio." I understand (but don't agree with) ...
Greta Andrews
Cash Value Life Insurance VS Self Directed IRA
Cash Value Life Insurance VS Self Directed IRA
I know the two aren't usually talked about in the same breathe. Each would be compared to other products in the same wheelhouse. And they would be introduced by very...
Anna Doumkina
Looking to buy a 5-10 properties but need to find financing
My boyfriend and I are looking to purchase 5-10 properties in the next 12 months that will be then rented to Section 8 tenants. If we find good financing, we can purchase the houses in the next few months. This is in ...