Ryan Hourigan
Invest in first rental or buy a primary residence first?
Hi BP community,Would you advise I own a primary resident before I get into real estate investing? I would eventually like to get into the LTR space and build a strong real estate portfolio. My family and I are curren...
James Zobrisky
What to do with Cash Flow
What is everyone's best advice for where to store your cash flow. I currently have a single family property averaging $330 a month in cash flow which is going into a basic checking account seperate from personal. This...
Mark Douglas
Do you have separate bank accounts for each property??
Hello all,I'm on the cusp of closing on my first property ^^ and I want to have as much in place as I can.I know I'm going to open up a second checking account for this first property, to keep it separate from my pers...
Liam Bell
Unsure how to start
Hello!My name is Liam and I just graduated college. I have no debt and I have a job starting July 15th with a salary of $110,000 (end of year bonus expected to be 50-100% of salary). I would like to start investing in...
Russell W.
Saving for first time purchase
Hi all, I am new to the forums but have been browsing the site now for a couple months. Hoping to get some opinions/advice on a question I've been mulling over.Over the next 15 months I will be saving for the first ti...
Ajeenah Wilkins
Start up money for a newbie investor
Hi can anyone give me some solid tips on how I can get the start up funds for my first property? I was thinking hard money lender but I would have to come up with like 30,000 then I was thinking maybe flip some houses...
Jessica Flint
How to calculate reserves
My portfolio is growing and I need to get more organized. I currently have 9 doors and 2 more pending. I've started making an excel spreadsheet to calculate pure cash flow for each month, so I know what I'm actually...
Jack W. Wong
what would you do with 10k
What would you do with 15k if you live in a state where there is high property values in which the 1-2% rule doesn't make sense? IE: NYC, CALI
Tyler Snyder
Education, Where should i start
I have recently come into contact with the bigger pockets podcast and decided i want to invest in real estate as a "career". I had been searching for something i enjoyed for a while, and after listening to about 15 ep...
Casey Dimascio
Financing maintenance costs
I am wondering how you guys going about financing typical maintenance costs. As most people do, I save 1-2% of the annual property value toward repairs/ vacancies, but what about when my boiler goes? Do I throw in the...