I recently listened to the audiobook, "Work the System," recommended by @Andy Kaufman at our last meetup, and it gave me some great ideas about setting up more well-defined and documented processes and systems ...

Hi everyone,This is sort of an odd topic (and I’m not even sure this is even a possibility) but I have been conversing with an older gentleman who is terminally ill and believes he has 5-10 years left. He has 6 duplex...

I'm looking to start REI with a partner and was wondering what is the best way to shield assets from potential foreclosures? Are LLC's still the best way to go? I know that it's difficult to get a bank loan if it's a ...

Hello BiggerPockets Elite!! A Little About Me: My name is Brad Gray - I grew up in the small town of Bartlesville, Oklahoma to my mother @Sherry Gray and father Harley Gray. I now live in Secaucus, NJ and work on Broa...

When starting out as a new real estate investor what were some of your biggest frustrations and/or challenges that you might have encountered.Property AcquisitionsRehabbing and/or RenovatingRaising CapitalI can tell y...

So I’m at the rough-in stage of my new cabin and a tankless water heater will push me into requiring a 400amp service. Propane or gas is not an option. Cabin sleeps 10. I purchased a tankless but I am considering retu...

I am planning to open a Checkbook Self-Directed IRA LLC through a custodian that supports these accounts. I understand that you also need to obtain an EIN for the purpose of opening a bank account in the LLC's name, ...

Imagine you had a tough day at the office and went out to eat with your significant other, your significant other was in a bad mood too, you fought during the dinner, everything was bothering you, and it showed. You t...

what do you guys thing about using turbo tax instead of a cpa a a small time landlord? 

Hi all!
I've been researching REI for a while now. The more I researched REI the more obsessed I became. Read some books, learned how to analyze deals/cash-flow, lurked on Biggerpockets for a couple months, and decid...