Ronald Perich
401k vs REI - Data tells the story?
The debate on the efficacy of REI investing over a 401(k) has raged for a long time on BiggerPockets. Thanks to a message from @Christopher Throop, I revisited the topic when he let me know a file I used during an ear...
Mark Updegraff
Share your WORST tenant requests?
Relative newbie to Landlording 101 (just over 2 years)
What is the WORST (stupid, funny, challenged etc) request a tenant has made to you? It can be written or verbal
I'll go first, I expect you more experienced la...
Jen Boyd
Why do property managers suck?
Not meant to offend the property managers out there - I know the good ones exist. However, a common theme I've seen is how hard it is to find a good, reliable property manager that makes the money you spend on them wo...
Daniel Smilansky
Vegas, Bakersfield or Phoenix for Buy & Hold?
Hi Everyone,
I am new to BiggerPockets, and like many others, I have fallen in love with the lively community and wealth of information. Everyone seems to be very helpful and I hope I can pay it forward! Afte...
Matt W.
Are 1031's worth it on SFHs?
Background; I've 1031'd 4 homes in the past 3 years. I either turned one home into 2 or traded a smaller home for a nicer home that will hopefully appreciate and cash flow more. My long term goal has always been to do...
Matt Toeneboehn
First time home-buyer/house-hacker
Hey everyone,I'm an active duty, military physician and have an upcoming move in JUN2022. I'm tired of paying rent and hope to house-hack and continue to invest in rentals in the future. I'm married, have 3 kids, an...
Atanas Petrov
Dilemma Short Term Vacation Rental Property or Long Term Rental
Hello everyone,I've been deliberating whether to purchase a vacation home, with the intention to run it as a short term rental preferably within 2-5 hours from Los Angeles where I live. I can not identify a vacation ...
Jim Piety
Flip gone bad - need some advice
Fellow investors!I certainly lucked out in my first flip down in San Antonio. Purchased it through a wholesaler after doing a walkthrough with the contractor. Per wholesaling contract, I have to do all due diligence u...
Christine Oliphant
Question about tax free earnings with SDIRAs
I've been learning about SDIRAs and from what I understand when you use the money in your real estate business, the money you earn will be tax free. So as Amanda Han put it in podcast 49, if a wholesaler puts a $1,...
Vhernadette Sasing
Investing strategies to replace $500k+ W2 income
Hi everyone,
I am high income earner making more than 500k per year with my W2 job, 40hour week. I am planning to build a business to replace my income in couple of years so as to have monthly cash flow equal to my ...