Christopher Short
New Investor using VA Loan (Zero Down)
Looking to purchase a Duplex, Fourplex, or Multi-Family home within the next 6-12 months before I deploy to EUCOM around September, 2019. Would love any advice, comments, thoughts, and concerns from any and all partie...
Kendall Short
First BRRRR Completed!
Hi all, I have finally completed my first Real Estate deal. I had been saving up and looking for a deal for the past year or so, and this one just kind've fell in my lap as it's two doors down from where I currently l...
David Zheng
My biggest deal ever... and it went bust. (sort of)
Hi BP Fam, Previously I mentioned I was onto a large deal that I thought would be an absolute killer. Well...turns out things don't always work out as planned. I'm not happy about the results on this deal that I've be...
Patrick Plummer
Can a Self-Directed IRA LLC be created in a Series LLC Cell?
Hi. This is my first post here on BiggerPockets and I hope someone can shed some light on a question of mine.I am going to create a self-directed IRA (SDIRA) LLC (aka a checkbook IRA), and I have spoken with several f...
Jeremy Scott
Contractor Advice
Hello,I am finished with my first rehab and the home is now under contract. Thankfully, we will make some profit but I have learned something about contractors: they always OVERpromise, and they UNDERdeliver.In our sp...
Bradley Gaulden
To buy or to wait, that is the question.
Good Afternoon y'all! I recently moved to Dallas after graduating from Texas A&M University with my masters in Real Estate. I am currently working for a real estate lending company in Las Colinas. Working in the i...
Lorraine Pennington
Witholding Security Deposit due to Cigarette Smoking Damage?
Hi Everyone! I've got a situation that I believe I'm in the Right, however just got off the phone with the tenant and his anger and frustration has got me thinking twice. This is the deal. I bought the property 2 year...
Zach P.
FICA TAX Question (EMPLOYEE and EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE SIDE BUSINESS)
I'm hoping a tax expert can answer this question I have. In my current job, I make close to the fica cap which my employer pays both employer and my portion as the employee. I only contribute the matching 5% to my 401...
Daniel Pitner
Airbnb Financing with Vacation Home Loan
I recently heard a podcast on Biggerpockets where somebody was using Vacation Home financing at 10% down to purchase an Airbnb property. I've looked for quite some time to see if this is a feasible option, however I ...
David DuCille
Has Bigger pockets jumped the shark?
This was an amazing resource when i started investing a few years ago. In the past 6 months to a year all I get is spammed by wholesalers. Has this site gone the way of Facebook and grown a bit too much? These are "...