Solomon Ganz
Six-Figure career switch to Real Estate Agent?
Hey all, I'm a 37 year old with a successful 15-year advertising career making six-figures. My largest frustration is that my salary is beginning to cap at low six-figures and the % of people making huge amounts of m...
Shiloh Lundahl
Rich Dad Poor Dad’s investing principles - GOOD or BAD?
Many people on BiggerPockets (at least on the podcasts) have credited their start to investing in real estate to reading Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad; myself included. However, there are also some investor...
Mike Gennaro
How do I sell a mobile home via rent to own and remain compliant with Dodd Frank?
We would like to sell a mobile home via rent to own and remain compliant with Dodd Frank. We purchased the unit for $8500 in a park. I've posted it for sale on craigslist as follows and would appreciate suggestions fo...
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Intro: Future Investor Moving to Destin, FL
Greetings!
I'm currently serving on active duty in the Air Force at Whiteman AFB, MO (about 1 hour east of Kansas City). My enlistment ends in May, 2008, so I will be moving to the Destin, FL area at that time.
My f...
Meghan K.
Let's Drop the term "Passive Income"
A plea to my community of Real Estate Investors: Can we drop the term "Passive Income"??? It seems to me to have negative connotations and to promote negative impressions of the business and its practitioners! I...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Monday, July 13, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, July 13, 2020)
Not since the 1960s has the United States experienced social upheaval like it is experiencing today. We have protests, an upcoming national election, and a massively divide...
Dimas Espejo
Friend and His Grandma are Moving Into my Rental
Hello My Fellow BP Members, So I have a friend, who is in desperate need of a place to live. He doesn't make enough to pay the rent on his own, but is moving in with his Grandma as well, who receives a Soc...
Matt Skinner
Know Thy Cap Rate: The illusive obvious in apartment investing.
Know Thy Cap Rate: The illusive obvious.For some reason cap rates seem to be the most misunderstood term (ratio actually) in all of real estate. I often get asked by new investors what a cap rate is and what does it...
Sterling White
Are investors made or born?
I would like to hear others input on this matter. Do you believe being an investor is a either you have it or don't have it skill?
Randy E.
Washington DC condo
I'm thinking of buying a very inexpensive condo in Washington DC in September or October. I'm not opposed to getting a very small house, but I don't think my budget will allow for even a small house in the DC area in...