Kathryn Stevens
Do you incentivize GCs? If so, how?
I know flippers sometimes write penalty phrases into contracts ("must complete by XXX or pay $/week/month"). Do you ever pay your GCs extra when they get it done on time or early? Or, are they being paid to do that al...
Lynn Leigh
How can we 1031 a joint tenants 2-unit into an LLC 3-unit?
My partner and I have owned a 2-unit in SF, as joint tenants, since 6/13 (we were tenants from 1999.) We began renting our second unit 11/15, to a family member, but legit—with actual monthly checks paid to my partne...
Ryan Dougherty
Newbie from Baltimore, MD
Hey BP! I am so excited to get started in REI and CANNOT wait to see what BP has to offer. I already listened in to a webinar last night that @Brandon Turner gave on "How to Evaluate and Offer on Rental Properties" ...
Andreas Mueller
Should you Rent or Buy?....How about Both! (Yes it's possible)
Hello all my BP Compatriots! Welcome to my weekly a real estate investment article, coming at you live from Nashville, TN, where I do a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for all...
Kurt Bouma
Not able to hold real estate as an investment within an IRA?
My financial advisor had this to say in regards to the question of whether or not I could (without penalty) use funds in a self-directed roth IRA as a down payment on an investment property. I have no reason to doubt ...
James Zachary
Rolling over an old 401K into real estate
Does anybody have any advice on rolling over a 401K into long term real estate investments from a previous employer? I heard that it can be done but I’m having a tough time finding information about it on the interweb...
Scott Skinger
CapEx Reserves - Impact on Cap Rate
Hi All, I'm new to REI and hoping for a little clarification.Quick background - I'm looking at 10-25 unit apartment buildings. I found a 10 unit building with 2 retail offices on the first floor that has potential. Th...
Account Closed
is wholesaling illegal/ wife worried
Ok everyone, my wife is bugging me and I know I can get a quick reply here. Im closing on my first wholesale prop right now looking at around a 30k profit after selling the contract. My wife read something online that...
Chris Valencia
Long Distance Real Estate Investing - First Timer
Hello All,
I am a first-time homebuyer looking to take advantage of an FHA loan for my first multi-family property. I've been educating myself through BiggerPockets podcasts, reading forum threads, and speaking with...
Matt H
Your first year as a Real Estate Investor....
Your First Year as a Real Estate Investor:
From:
Matt H
South of the North Saskachewan River
Tuesday 5:37 a.m.
Dear Friend,
It's way too early to be up and writing to you...
But in a few hours I'll be working on s...