David K.
Anyone else paying down mortgages rather than buying now?
Seems I keep getting beat on properties going for full price and more. These deals often have low returns and function solely on best case scenarios in my opinion. Anything good is snapped up quickly. At this point...
Jay Hinrichs
Unlicensed agents being charged in court
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/business/property/story/woman-charged-marketing-foreign-properties-without-licence-20140521As many may know there is a huge sales effort over seas to sell US turn Key properties. And m...
Ekin Turesay
How to make all cash investments work?
Hello everyone.I am looking for advice on starting the real estate investment journey with an all cash deal. My story is that I used to live in the US but then moved back to my home country and now looking to come bac...
Ryan B.
Adjustment to 50% Rule
It seems as if a large number of buy and hold investors try to use the 50% rule for their rental properties. I myself think the rule makes perfect sense and that is what I use also.
I would like to get everyone's o...
David Chwaszczewski
Setting up a eQRP vs. SDIRA
Has anyone done an eQRP? I am looking into the company Total Control Financial, but wanted to see if anyone has setup up one with the company before. Seems like it may be better control of your money then SDIRA and ...
Brandon Sturgill
Petition for BP to Discontinue Wholesaling Discussions...
Given wholesaling is not a form of investing in real estate...perhaps licensee's and true investors should start thinking about a push to do away with related discussions...
Account Closed
The mindset of the Cash Flow investor: LA vs Baltimore
So I have to put $1,500,000 in a rental somewhere. The option (for whatever reason) is either LA (appreciation) or Baltimore (cash flow).Sure, investors never can agree to disagree on which is best, but the numbers se...
Theo Hicks
Are cash-flowing rental properties recession proof?
I need to stop doing this, but I had a discussion with a work colleague regarding investing. He has a few rental properties but does most of his investing in the US stock market. When I brought up the fact that I was ...
Einar Mykletun
Next Property - Appreciation ($650K) or Cash Flow ($170K)?
Hello fellow BP members!I wanted to ask for your advice regarding a decision I’m putting in front of myself: I’m trying to decide if my next investment property should be a play for appreciation or cash flowI’ll try t...
Dmitriy Fomichenko
Self-Directed Solo 401k for Real Estate Investors – Q&A
Over the years I’ve seen many questions here on BiggerPockets forum related to various aspects of using self-directed Solo 401k real estate investing. But the challenge is that those questions are spread out across pr...