John Upperman
Buy local or Turnkey
Okay BPers....I need some input.First - a quick intro. I am new to REI and this will be my first investment. I will be making these purchases through my Solo 401k so the usual tax benefits don't apply and my up fron...
Jay Y.
Sharing equity with tenants?
Hi all,Just thinking out loud here but would anyone of you consider sharing some equity with your tenants? I'm coming from the angle that I'm a lazy landlord who doesn't want to deal with maintenance calls and I hate...
Matt Hangsleben
401K: Continue Contributions or Stop?
I recently purchased my first rental property with no money down. I did so by necessity as I am cash broke! However, I do put a substantial amount of money into my 401K account every pay check. I have always been r...
Brenda Whittaker
Displacing Good Tenants if I Sell
Since out of state investors have infected my area and forced up property tax I can no longer afford to keep my rental. The tenants are very decent hard working great people who love the house but cannot, like most h...
James Knecht
Dominican Republic: Punta Cana Yes or No?
With the Unites States market being so high and the fact that I travel to the Dominican Republic often a thought came to my head. What if I invested in the DR?? I live in Miami and everything here is out of this world...
Chris Virgilio
Ramsey Fan and Credit Cards
Hello everyone,
My wife and I are looks to get in to real estate investment within the next year or so. To date we have been Dave Ramsey fans and are totally debt free as of about two weeks ago. Yay! Now we are savin...
Alan Davidson
Separate LLC vs One LLC
Trying to find an article about putting each rental property into a separate LLCs or putting a group of rental properties into one LLC.Just looking for pros/cons of each approach. I've heard there are differing opini...
Chris T.
Umbrella Liability Policy. Is it worth it?
I'm reading Dave Van Horn's articleMaybe You Shouldn’t Start an Entity. Consider 4 Alternative Asset Protection Strategies Instead.And it got me curious. Almost everyone suggest getting an umbrella policy since it's r...
Gary F.
Lease Options (as a seller) in todays (softening?) CA market?
I'm thinking of selling my San Jose SFR and looking at options. A Lease with Option to Buy is another method I am considering. It seems here in the Bay Area, it is starting to soften, DOM increasing, some sellers havi...
Don Sheppard
short sale....listing agreement?
Short sale rookie question.....
I am attempting a short sale. I already have an authorize to release information with the lender and have received their list for short sale package. The lender is asking for a listing ...