Richard Salazar
Business Plan Basics
HelloMy name is Richard and I am just getting started as a Real Estate Investor. I am in the process of writing a business plan. I want to build a rental portfolio of investment properties. After I finished writing my...
Robert Blade
Home office tax deduction .
Hello, I own rental property but do not have the properties in a business name. Can I claim I have a home office expense on my taxes because I do use part of my home as an office?
Dave Miller
Financing Insights from Retiring Mortgage Guy
I have been a mortgage originator and survivor for 25 years. I am retiring in September while I am still sane. During my mortgage career, one of my lending niches was investment property financing, so I have a very go...
David MacClintock
New(ish) in Oneonta NY
Hi there BP! Longtime listener, First time caller. My name is David MacClintock, I am located in Oneonta NY, which is halfway between Binghamton and Albany. I have been lurking unregistered in BP for a few months now,...
Tony Lin
Looking for attorney for lawsuit against syndication sponsors
Kind of sad that it has come to this. I'm looking for attorney referrals to explore a lawsuit against the first syndication investment I've joined.
Without going into specifics, it was a business acquisition deal th...
Rob Gillespie
Don Lapre R.I.P.
I just wanted to take a minute to share a story about a guru, Don Lapre. As many know by now, he committed suicide the other day so he did not have to stand trial for fraud.
With that said, he is the ONLY late night ...
Seth Williams
Staying the Course vs. Starting Over
I'm reading a book right now called How Will You Measure Your Life by Christensen, Allworth and Dillon. It's a pretty good book, chocked full of interesting things for business owners to think long and hard about.
Th...
Toyin Dawodu
Why Do Most Investors Fail To Buy A single Property?
I was shocked, when I read a statistics about the level of success in the real estate investment industry. According to the information I read, only 5% of would be investors actually buy something. Does that mean, 95%...
Kenneth Westervelt
I've been targeted by a postcard mailer. I won't sell. Thoughts on engaging anyway?
So I live in one of the cheaper neighborhoods of Aurora, CO. One guy has been mailing me "Will take in any condition!" postcards for a few months now. I have no intent to sell, and the prospective buyer (a RE broker)...
Adolph Bellamy
I want to start investing but how do I start?
Hey guys. My name is Andrew, Ive been a member of BiggerPockets for a few years now, and Ive "tried" to start investing in Real Estate several times. I never put my best foot forward though, and never actually CONTIN...