I am looking to do a self directed IRA, i was thinking of using
the "Equity trust Company" www.trustetc.com.

Their fees seem reasonable, the service seems capable, and they
are out of Ohio which is not a hotbed of f...

Hello!First off, huge thanks to the BiggerPockets community, podcasts, tools and depth of thread topics; I wouldn't have gotten nearly anywhere close to where I am without the existence of BiggerPockets. I currently w...

Hi guys,
I know it has been asked in many different ways before but I am looking for a more specific answer. My question is: Why have an LLC when you can just get an umbrella policy for 'x' million dollars on your pro...

Hey there BP. I'm talking with REO specialist (realtor) whom I have not met in person. Told him what I was looking for & he emailed 2 properties for me to look at. He also sent me the lockbox code to let myself...

Hi all - I need some help!  My wife and I are real estate investors - we own three properties and none of them are living up to our expectations.  We have been putting a ton of our own money into the properties to kee...

Hi BP,Do investors, purchasing a property with the sole expectation of renting it out, make it harder for owner-occupants to find affordable housing?This is the question that came up from a family member.  He lives in...

I am in the process of trying to close on the sale of a property, and the bank has been a huge hassle. The home was under contract for $155 per sq-ft which is totally in line with all comps and lower than some provide...

An interesting read: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/federal-reserve-to-lower-rates-six-times-says-ing-economics?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20%7C%2012/07/23
I’ve seen a fe...

Up until now, I've been cheering the Fed on, grateful that Jerome Powell took his lumps for the way too easy money policies in late 2021, and cranked hard on interest rates to beat inflation. I think in 2022, this Fed...

There is nothing sane about what you have to be prepared to do in order to make a start in this business. Please take that as a given. The only thing I can fully agree with Grant Cardone about is his statement that re...