Page Huyette
How did you first start using your Self-directed IRA?
I'm in the process of converting a 401k into a SDIRA and was wondering if any fellow BPer's would care to share what has worked or not worked for them using this investment approach. Is it best to purchase individual...
Alyssa Czopor
Newbie looking @ vacation rental as first investment purchase
I'm super green with everything to do with REI. I'm more excited than fearful at this point which is why I know I'm ready to jump in and look for my first investment property. I started learning more about real estate...
Frankie Woods
Experiences of a "Relatively" New R.E. Investor (military member)
Hi all, I figured I start a forum post detailing my experiences as a new-ish real estate investor. I've written a couple of blog posts, but it may be better to use the forums as well to generate some active discussi...
Matthew Banks
Recent Post-Grad Starting Out
Hi everyone - I'm about to start my first job after college (in the DC area) and have recently started to learn about real estate investing as a side project. I'm curious as to what % of my income I should look to set...
Phung N.
Should I fix the ceiling fan?
So my tenant moved in three weeks ago. Per the lease, she has 7 days to tell me what wrong with the house after move in day. A week gone by and I asked if she had found anything. She said no just minor scratches. ...
Lisa Lavie
NO MONEY DOWN! :) Just closed on my 3rd property...
Hey Fellow BP members,I'm so excited! I just purchased my 3rd SFH in Montreal, Canada 3 weeks ago. I purchased the property for 165K, however it's worth more like 200K in it's current condition. It came with tenants &...
Gerry Harris
100k in the bank and 100K in debt
Hello all! This is going to be a rather long post, but I am very perplexed on what I should do with my very current/upcoming situation.Long Story Short, for all intensive purposes I am about 100K in debt6k left on car...
Carter J.
Why should I *not* invest in turnkey properties?
Hi everyone, I'm looking to start off in real estate investing. I've done a ton of research on BRRRR, flipping, wholesaling, and a bunch of other various strategies. They all have their various pros & cons. Given ...
Justin R.
Flipping mobile homes - what am I missing?
First, I plead ignorance other than everything I can read about mobile homes on BiggerPockets and mobilehomeinvesting.net in about 3 hours time. :)I own and manage a modest portfolio of MFR properties and have been i...
Douglas Skipworth
Do you track your net worth?
I'm teaching a class on buy and hold real estate investing in Memphis and I'm looking for some real life examples to share with the students.Here's the brief background on my question below.I believe 2 things.1. Peopl...