Samuel Choi
House Hack - Northern Virginia
Hello everyone! New to the BiggerPockets community and nervous/excited to get started! I am looking to buy a single family or townhouse in Northern Virginia to house hack and looking for recommendations/advice. What a...
Omar Ruiz
Death of Direct Mail...Birth to Digital Marketing (Part II)
About 9 months ago, I created a post on BiggerPockets (for those who are interested, check out the post) around how I was choosing to stop this romance with offline marketing (i.e. direct mail, driving for dollars, do...
Account Closed
Thinking about doing FSBO
In a seller's market like we're in, this can save thousands of otherwise Forfeited Tax Free Home Equity in real estate commissions. What the average consumer is completely oblivious to is that after 2 yrs of homestea...
James H.
Setting rent price for Section 8
It is my understanding that you can get a little more for Section 8 rents in many cases than you can from private market. How do you determine what the max amount you could set for rent and still get section 8 tenants...
Anthony R.
Beating the tax man (or woman)
So currently, I am 29 and for all intents and purposes, half of my income is from rentals. Also, the income from my rentals cover all expenses. This means that what I make working is mine for savings, other investment...
Ian Davis
Please tell me "it's all in my head"
I keep thinking to myself the following statements: "Somebody else out there already scooped up all the great bargains."; "There's no more income to be generated."; "I won't be able to rent it out."; and "I'll default...
Genny Li
Early mistakes and early wins
I flipped my own house with a REALLY massive remodel (even changed layout and added a third floor) in 2008 and cleared $50k on that after the crash. I've been on the verge of investing in rentals several times since ...
Amanda Thompson
Sneaking in an extra pet
I have brand new tenants who apparently snuck in an extra cat. I was clear when we met that we have a 2 pet maximum. It's also stated more than once in the lease, and they have a pet addendum. My maintenance guy told ...
Todd Shampoe
Creative investment concepts wants 10k
I just spoke with someone from Creative Investment Concepts they said they would guarantee 75K in profits for giving them 10K to start and they would assign a mentor to me. They suggest that all new investors star...
Michael McDermott
Should I create an LLC?
I currently own one single family rental property and am looking to purchase a duplex or a triplex next to rent out. Would it be in my best interest to create an LLC?
I'm a newbie here and am looking for all the guid...