Ryan E.
Business Structure for holding/managing properties
In the past I've held properties in my name and received rents in my name at a generic mailbox and never had a problem. Also, I have umbrella policy that covers additional liability exposure for my properties. Now I...
Corey Demuth
Interested in a property, but current tenants' rents are way under market. Suggestions?
I am interested in a 2F property upstate, and everything seems solid. However, my numbers are based on MARKET rents for that area. Initially I did not know whether the current tenants had leases and/or what they were ...
Kim Hopkins
Battle of the Inflation VS Return Math
I recently listened to a podcast interview with a very accomplished and intelligent syndicator. He said that the annual return you anticipate for your investors needs to be at least equal to the rate of inflation in o...
Steven Rosenfeld
What do you think of syndicate sponsor Goodegg Investments?
I am starting to get into syndicate investing and have been reading Brian Burke's "The Hands-off Investor" which is a pretty in-depth guide to analyzing real estate syndications. He says it all starts with the sponsor...
Stephen Thomas
How do I lower my W2 income?
HELP OFFSET HIGH W2 INCOME! As the end of the year quickly approaches, I have maxed out my 401k and wife’s 401k and both IRAs. We have a primary residence and a Airbnb rental unit that we own and manage. We purchased ...
Jeffrey Scholz
Is it always wrong to buy a newer house at retail?
Hello Bigger Pockets, First Post! Thanks for such a wonderful resource!Question: Is buying a house at retail really that undesirable?I’m speaking in the context of buying a house for long term rental income, not flipp...
Raj G.
Tenant not paying rent on time....
Hi, I have a tenant renting for the last two years. For 1 year they paid rent on time or say before time, but for the last 1 year they are struggling hard in paying rent, always late, I have been very nice so far,neve...
Jim P.
Spouse contributions to Solo 401k
I'm planning to set up a Solo 401K, but I'm having trouble finding information about married couples with Solo 401K's. Should my wife and I have separate Solo 401K's? Can one Solo 401K be shared between spouses (bot...
Richard Roberts
Do lenders get greater incentives for certain types of loans?
I spoke with a Quicken Loan lender just to get a quick estimate of what kind of price range I was looking at for my first REI (also first home purchase). The lender stated that the best route for me was an FHA loan. W...
Luke Simonetti
How to convince motivated sellers to go with your offer
We pay for qualified leads in our area for motivated off-market home sellers. But it seems like the majority of the distressed seller leads that come through are "shopping around" for multiple offers. We may be the 3r...