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Hey everybodyI am wanting to know what role does your 401k play when it comes to investing. Do you use it as reserves when getting a loan? Do you still contribute to it?What benefits does it give when buying rentals? ...
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Hello everyone,My name is Allen Fletcher and I am a Space Systems Engineer for the Department of Defense. I completed my bachelors degree in aerospace engineering with a focus in astronautics in 2013 and then started ...
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Hey guys,I have a client here in Southern Florida who has just closed on their house 5 days ago. They received around 70k in profit, do they have to pay taxes on this amount or would this be a good situation to do a 1...
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First pass at something like this. Is it legitimate? What are the pros and cons ? I've read online that the payee should be on the lease as well. Red flags ? This is in Michigan if that makes a difference.
Rent is 6...
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As a beginner in real estate investing I am seriously considering crowdfunding as my starting point. I am lucky enough to have some capital to put into real estate but being in Southern California and new to inv...
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Hey BP,
Is anyone doing Airbnb on Cape Cod in Massachusetts?
I am curious to know how it is working out for you and if you do short term rentals year round.
Thank you,
Kellen
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Ill try to keep this basic, but will answer any question in more detail if wanted.2014- I'm 30yrs old, My on again, off again gf tells me shes pregnant. I don't have a tax paying job, a less than 500 fico score, no b...
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Does anyone invest in this area? I own rentals in my area of Bucks county PA but came across an opportunity in the Wilkes Barre Kingston PA area and was wondering what the area was like in terms of rentals.Thanks,Sal...
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Hi there!Just bought my first property. But in the competitive Los Angeles market, I had to put up additional cash on top of the deal in order to have my loan taken seriously. Anyone in SOCAL familiar with how to writ...
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Hi,I'm a newbie to Bigger Pockets and I'm looking for advice on acquiring a non-performing note.The situation is I had a friend who recently passed. She stopped making mortgage payments in Sept 2016 and now the bank ...