John Hockin
New investor from Largo, Florida
I am new to this site. I have been sitting on the sideline for too long and want to make a move. My goal is to create a second income stream by either flipping homes or hold and rent. I look forward to getting to ...
David Farkas
Batch services alternative
Hi BP members.I have been using batch services for 3 years now since the very beginning and it's the 3th time now that they force me to change my plan to a new updated plan which is more money of course. They don't ha...
Justin R.
Ugly Satellite Dishes on Apartments
I own a 18 unit apartment building in Georgia and currently rehabbing the entire structure. The building was built in the 70's and was not wired for cable. The previous tenants had Direct TV or Dish satellites placed ...
Mark Smith
Should I Kill My 401k?
I've been listening to Set for Life, by @Scott Trench. Great book! One of the things discussed in the book is how a 401k locks up part of your income, and that if you aspire to reach early financial freedom then a 4...
Stephanie Cortez
W-2 Exit strategy
I am considering the possibility of leaving my W-2 job by Dec. I am in the beginning stages of planning what this will look like and if it is possible. Fears that come up for me are 1. Medical insurance 2. Taxes 3. Se...
Ken Latchers
Ideas... Cutting cord, Vac Rentals
Working on a project to cut the cord in six vacation rentals. Experiment so far, I bought an RCA 32 inch TV with built-in DVD. I will supply about 20 DVDs per unit. There will be one of these in each unit.I will offer...
Marc Appel
Front load my mortgage or save extra money
Thanks for your suggestions below.
I bought my first rental property 3 years ago for 336K. It’s now worth 470K. Mortgage including taxes and insurance is $1750 a month, and rental income is $2500. Right now I’m payi...
Jeff Cantrell
Airbnb / STR Television and internet service options
We're converting 2 long term rentals into fully furnished STR for Airbnb. I'm looking at tv and internet service and my options seem to start out at around $110/month per property. This is for internet and basic cab...
Keith T Williams
How to Find Comparables?
How do I run comps in my area? What is the best tool or website that I can use for free?
Paul Sandhu
Educate me on old style televisions
23 separate STRs with about 75 televisions. Every living room has a smart HDTV, every bedroom has an old style television. There is cable and wifi at every address, it is a bundled service from Cox. Right now I hav...