Ty Stephens
Active Duty Military stationed in Alaska...
Hi All,Just moved up to Anchorage, Alaska after a 17 day, 5,500 mile road trip through Canada. I am currently active duty military and will be stationed here for the next 3-4 years. Originally from Texas and am 29 ye...
Justin Elliott
I got my start with a triplex......
I'd like to take you back to where it all began, with a triplex on Minnehaha Avenue in Minneapolis that holds a special place in my heart. My name is Justin, and I am one of the two co-founding partners behind BLVD Ve...
Hemang S.
Reasonable percents for repairs, vacancy, and cap-ex
Hi BP community, this is my first post! I am looking for a 4 unit multi-family and have identified some candidates. I want to know if using 7% (of gross rental income) for repairs, 7% for cap-ex, and 7% for vacancy is...
Kim Handelman
Help me explain tax benefits to seller in seller finance deal
Hi all, I am trying to put together a deal and the seller isn't happy with the numbers my calculations support. I am hoping to offer him seller financing where he holds the note for 3 years at 6% which will net him cl...
Luis Cartagena
Need Help Financing Free and Clear Properties to Grow in Wilkes Barre, PA
Hello, from Luis to the BiggePockets Family.I need help growing my Real Estate Investing portfolio. At the moment I have a Single family home rented to Social Catholic Services which works just like a section 8, Check...
Tara L.
Rehabbing Course/Mentoring Services
ALL:
I would like your opinion about an opportunity I was approached with via email. I'm familiar with the group responsible for the rehabbing course/mentoring services(I took a course on "Flipping Foreclosures" with...
Mindy Jensen
BiggerPockets is 300,000 strong already?!?
Yesterday afternoon, BiggerPockets signed up our 300,000th member! Just 9 short months ago, we were only 200,000. Exponential growth is fascinating to watch!Can we be at 400,000 by the end of 2015? Seems do-able. It t...
Keani Le'a Barnes
LLC for Managing Rental Properties
Aloha Everyone! My husband and I are born and raised in Hawai'i trying to go beyond affording the "price of paradise"...We recently began investing out of state in Ohio and closed on our first property 2 weeks ago. ...
Mindy Jensen
BP Podcast 274: 3 Rules Paul Morris Uses to Never Lose Money
What rules govern your real estate investing strategy? For most, it’s a tough question to answer. But not for today’s guest, Paul Morris. Paul, co-author of the bestselling Wealth Can’t Wait, has been investing in rea...
Ashley Campbell
Does a newbie need a RE focused CPA up front?
Looking to by one or two LTR props prior to year-end. Working on building my team around me and trying to decide if a RE focused CPA is needed for "Tax Strategy" at this point. We are W-2 employees with pretty strai...