Shulem Elias
Get up, fall, get up, fall , what now !
Hi BP Family 6 weeks ago I’ve made my decision that I want to invest in RE , I read through the book “The Ultimate Beginners Guide” and once I knew that what I want to do is “Buy $ Hold” (see what I did there!) and th...
Nicole Starnes
Wholesalers
I am a new wholesaler... Well, have been learning for a while but I'm in the first stages of taking action. I come to biggerpockets to learn. Unfortunately I've come across a lot of discussions that have smart behi...
Andrew Yanowitz
1st Flip - under contract, inspection ends Friday - Help!!!
Hello all,Newbie to bigger pockets making a jump into my first flip. First a little bit about me, I am a licensed general contractor with over 10 years of experience working on mostly commercial projects, I have done ...
Christopher Greci
Tiny house!?!? Breaking the rules in Silicon Valley
I love real estate investing, its awesome. However, in my personal life, I'm a minimalist. I really could invest more if I minimized my personal expenses. My idea..... Buy a lot of land somewhere, preferably 30 min...
Seth Kitchka
New to Buildium, experienced PM software users come on in!
Hi all,I signed up with Buildium and was hoping for some advise or tips from experienced Property Management software users. I only manage my five SFRs, nobody else's. I decided to start using Buildium now to stay ahe...
Thomas Garza
Should Our Businesses Have Political Ideals
Over the past year there have been a lot of political hot button topics making their way to the public eye. Some of the issues that have blanketed our news coverage include racism, gay rights, gun rights, and religiou...
Bill Gulley
When are you Speculating vs. Investing?
This might be an interesting topic born from another thread.
When is buying or operating in real estate a speculative venture and when are you investing? How do you define speculating and investing, what's the differ...
Account Closed
What should my next step be? (beginner)
Hi
I'm new to these forums. A few months ago, I read Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad. After that, I bought and read a lot of the other books in the Rich Dad series. I then began reading real estate books from oth...
Robert Karnes
Self-Directed IRA to purchase Short Term Rental with Arbitrage
Hi All,I am looking at making a purchase of a vacation rental with my SDIRA. I have had long term rentals held this way and I am pretty familiar with the basic rules related to performing work, UBIT, etc.To set it up ...
Tommy Bridwell
Fairly new - Help with this deal!
Hey guys, as mentioned, I'm fairly new to the REI world. I decided to try and put together an example deal for a property in my city (Los Angeles). This is a simple rental property calculation, but it comes back looki...