Allen Gross
I had an idea, but not sure it is a good one....
Listening to various podcasts, one of which is BP Podcast 356 with Joe Asamoah, that talked about landlord and tenant relationships got me thinking. Joe gives out gifts and flowers and such to his tenants. I really li...
Jason Hardin
Business or not
I'm a little confused on the whole "should I start an LLC or a business in any form" topic. A lot of people on here say to not start a business right off the bat but then a lot of the information pertains to having a ...
Dave Rosenfield
Private Investors and Securities
I am getting into the fix and flip market and I have family and friends who are interested in investing with me. Basically they will lend me the money to use for a property and get a 10% return on their investment. Wh...
James Park
$100k passive income club after expenses: What property type?
For those of you BP investors who at the $100k passive income level after expenses. What type of property class did you start out with and end up with to reach this level. I am also interested to know how many of you ...
DJ Roshan
NNN long term risk evaluation, Initial lease w/renewals
I’m looking at a NNN retail lease Investment in which it appears the initial term will be up in three years with two additional five-year options to renew, each with a 10% rent increase. My first concern is that altho...
Scott Trench
NEW Short-Term and Vacation Rental Forum!
By popular demand, BiggerPockets has just launched the new Short-Term and Vacation Rental Forum!Now, as a member of a college fraternity, and and having played with many traveling rugby clubs over the years, I've been...
Ben Leybovich
Value Add Case Study (2 Apartment Communities)
@Sam Grooms and I syndicate apartments in Phoenix. IN that I am sure you are hearing lots of different things from lots of different people, which can confuse and paralyze the mind, I thought a bit of concrete good ne...
Kurt Hines
Am I getting my small MF costs right?
Hi All. I'm looking at a couple multifamily properties in Northern Michigan (local to me). They don't seem like good buys, but I'm concerned that I may just have my expense numbers wrong. Below is one of them. Am ...
AJ Wong
Interest only loans are the new black for investing in STR vacation rentals
From 2003-2009 I was 20 years old and had my first real job and taste of Real Estate for a mortgage company at HomeBridge Mortgage Bankers in south Florida.It was a crazy market and a crazier place to work, but I lear...
Diana T.
Don't have the Down Payment but want to own rental property
I've been dying to get into the real estate business. I have sufficient drive, credit, income, and handymen in my life to make it happen today. My only issue right now is the huge down payment required on a rental p...