Brie Schmidt
5000 posts – 4.5 years of BP
This is my 5001st post on BP in just under 5 years of being a member of this community. So I thought I would take this time to reflect on all that has happened since then.Before BP – I worked a 50+ hour a week corpor...
Liz Faber
Is My Landlord Scamming Me?
Hello,I leased a bedroom in my landlord’s home in San Francisco about three months ago. My roommate and I signed a six month lease that is done on December 1, 2018, and we share the single room. The lease includes a...
Damon Armstrong
How to find local investors?
Hi, I live in Houma, Louisiana. Houma is about an hour south west of New Orleans. I attend the New Orleans REIA meetings once a month, but time after time find that these investors only invest in New Orleans. They ...
Sunny Burns
Paying my 1 year old as an apprentice landlord?
After being inspired by a recent post, I've been trying to find more ways to fund my Sons Roth IRA by giving him earned income. The eventual goal being to transform it into a Self-Directed IRA and have him buy his 1st...
Chris Gillins
Getting started in Vancouver, WA
Hello All!
I stumbled across Biggerpockets whilst looking online for "investing". As a father of 2+1 (next June!) I realized that the rat race I was in and had been sold from parents with great intentions (go...
Kin Lay
Game: Lower taxable income through real estate investing?
Hi everyone, I am interested in tax planning strategy to lower my W2 tax liability and create investment opportunity through the use of creative tax strategy. Can someone offer me some suggestions?We can work with the...
Kyle M.
kitchen and bathroom rehab - buy&hold
Hi guys, I am looking at a condo that could use some updating in the kitchen, bathroom, and flooring. The area that I am investing is an upscale area where I can achieve $1,000+ in rent for 1br apartments. The prope...
Elias Wiscovitch
Turnkey For A Starting Investor? Why or Why Not
As I’m researching and starting to figure out how I want to go about in REI, I’ve come across the idea of turnkey investing, which unless I’m wrong is purchasing a home for rental that’s already renovated and ready fo...
Rusty Thompson
Balancing work & relationships
I'm currently working very hard to get my REI career going. I also have a full time job. Because of this I spend most of my free time working... up to 100hrs a week when I'm doing a lot of the rehab work myself. Under...
Damian Cardenas
Want to get into Real Estate investing
Hey guys, I'm currently 18 years old and I really want to get into real estate investing but I'm not sure what I should do or how I should get started. I've considered wholesaling, but I live in Illinois and they requ...