Charles Masten
Cash Flow vs. Equity
Hello BiggerPockets family!My partner and I are beginning our real estate investing journey! We've been listening to endless podcasts, reading a lot of the BP books, and perusing the BP forums and blogs as much as we ...
Marcus Nickson
What are the pros ans cons of owning a property free and clear
Hello Fellow BP Members,I'm currently educating myself on multi family real estate investing. I would like to develop a portfolio of 100+ units in the next 10 yrs. I'm currently saving up to purchase a duplex in 2017....
Chan Le
LP syndication vs buy-it-yourself multi-family IRR
I'm torn between buying a few medium-sized multi family every year or just put my extra $$$ into syndications as Limited Partner. I guess LP in syndication will surely bring lower return than buy-it-myself, but how mu...
Heath Watson
Good or Bad Deal? Duplex
2 bed 2 bath 1780sq ft. Each unit is 1 bed 1 bath which is a downside. One side is rented for 550 atm but I know rents could be raised some. The other side is gutted and 10-15k would get it rent ready (maybe could tur...
Justin Pumpr
Cost of coaching/mentorship
Hey all,I've been investing on my own for a while and trying to break into the multifamily and apartment space. I'm in a mastermind that has people with good knowledge and I'm educating myself as much as I can, but I ...
Keyur S.
Where are the 10% CAP rate markets?
Since I can't get any more conventional loans, I am trying to venture in multi family investing to add to my monthly cash-flow. I am looking to get around a 10% CAP or better however it seems that most people are very...
Chris Seveney
What is the biggest waste of money new investors make
Let me start and people can add:1. Deeding a property in their personal name to a LLC.Why, because you now have additional costs and are getting no asset protection since your LLC didn’t buy the property (and 99% of t...
Brandon Johnson
Tenant Needs Help and Can't Pay Rent
Attention Bigger Pockets Landlord Community,I have a tenant in Baton Rouge, LA in a low income subdivision whose daughter (living with her) has been dealing with cancer and was given up on by the medical community and...
Jonathan MacMillan
Looking for New Cities to purchase SFH for about 125K
Hello all, I've been reading this site on and off for a couple of years. Seven years ago I purchased a SFH in Aurora, CO for 110K. It rented for about 900 as I slowly paid off the mortgage. I now own the property out...
Andrew Perkins
More rentals OR less debt
Hello!Does it make sense to use the appreciation gained from our current rental properties to pay down our primary residence mortgage? We currently cash flow about $600/month on 2 rental properties. However, if we w...