Jon S.
Liability Exposure vs Tax Exposure, they seem to be at odds.
Based on responses on BiggerPockets, I've realized that addressing these two concerns is not necessarily complimentary, one can cause problems with the other. In Brandon Hall's article on tax planning "Higher Earner V...
Ben Staples
Turning Consumption Goods into Capital Goods
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/08/02/uber-reduces-capital-concentration-and-increases-the-number-of-capitalists/I thought this article was an interesting one and wanted to share. Tim Worstall writes abo...
Nolan O.
Market Phases: Is Vacancy Rate a Leading or Trailing Indicator
A recent forum post (Dollar-Cost Averaging Applied to Rental Property Acquisition) has me thinking about market phases: Recovery, Expansion, Hypersupply and Recession. (Boring and academic, I know. Bear with me.) Many...
Eduardo Bravo
Bringing up rents to market value portland
Hi biggerpocket friends!After spending a year researching and learning about real state I finally pulled the trigger and need help trying to figure out what to do with a property that I just got into contract in the p...
Brenton Tigner Jr
Update!!....As a newbie shadowing a property manager
Update: I earlier posted about being a newbie and the opportunity to shadow a property manager of a medium size apartment complex...Just recently I was allowed to study the 13 month trend report and other financials. ...
Stephen Kunen
Suggestions for BRRRR
Hi all, we have closed on a 4 unit in January this year in Allentown PA. So far we have done some cosmetic repairs, and are hoping to renovate the unit in the worst shape once the tenants move out this month or next m...
Ken Rishel
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Becomes the Big Dog
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB"), through its sponsors in the Treasury Department, and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors ("CSBS") signed a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") relating to inform...
Patrick Ma
Property Manager for West New York, Union City NJ
Hi Hudson County, NJ investors, any solid property manager you can refer for multi-family investments? This is for two buildings, 3 units each in West New York and Union City, New Jersey. What % of gross rent should...
Robert Nelson
Pros and cons of a condo for your first investment property ?
Experienced investors what are the pros and cons of investing in a condo or apartment for your first rental property or flip? I can see the cost to entry being a positive one but I am looking to weighing all the optio...
Alexis Nworah
Is Closing Help a Must?
Hi everyone,I am trying to buy a house. The closing cost for the house is about $52,000.00. I have asked the seller to do the whole $52K (3%) but she refused saying that she can remove $50k from the price of the house...