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Made our first purchase yesterday - a 4 plex in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska! Have been studying all of the webinars, books, all the BP posts I can find. We decided it was time to stop filling our heads and start build...
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I'm Retiring from Corporate!Next month, on January 18th, I will be retiring from my corporate job as an Internal Auditor to be a full-time real estate investor. I am super excited. I've been working toward this for ...
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You can boost your equity by reducing expenses - but will you try?
Help fill the Innovation Shortfall by accepting my dare to reduce your rental's expenses by the equivalent of $100 per month AND providing supportin...
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I posted this in another location but I wanted to reach a larger audience.I joined Bigger Pockets yesterday after watching a ton of their videos on YouTube. I don't normally like to talk about what I do to the online ...
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Hi. I’ve been interested in real estate investment for quite some time now but haven’t made any real steps to getting started until now. I’ve read a couple blogs, books, and listened to tons of podcasts but still have...
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I am looking at starting a self directed solo 401k for the side hustle. if nothing else, I want to be able to roll over my previous 401ks from different employers and consolidate that down. I currently invest in re...
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Our company is looking to venture into new construction.
Do most small homebuilders (<25 homes per year) have any full-time crew or do they hire all independent contractors for each trade? What is the minimum crew...
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I'm looking to purchase a 3 unit property in Chicago that's a full gut rehab. Each unit is a 4 bedroom 1-1.5 bath. The property is currently gutted to the studs. I'm wondering, what should my plans be in terms of figu...
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Do most people keep a disaster plan ready to go for any type of natural disasters? Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Tornados... ETC?? How to notify your residents and plan of actions of what to do?
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My friend and I own a leasing company. He has a 401k that he would like to extract some money from for use in our company. We are new to the legalities of this. Do we need him to roll over into an IRA first? Self dire...