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Hello all,I am a new member from Northern Indiana getting into buy and hold investing in pursuit of financial freedom. I am a 3+ year student of real estate and just finished my first rehab to rent. I purchased a 2 ...
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Any insight into current Joshua Tree STR demand? Has anyone tried medium term rentals in the desert?
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Hello ATL BP Community!
I’m looking to establish my LLC in preparation for a future career in real estate development. I’m interested primarily in investment, specifically commercial property Intown.
Does anyone hav...
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Hi BiggerPockets, My name is Isaac Baron. I am a "retired" professional poker player, I have been fortunate to do fairly well over the years in poker, but I have become disillusioned with playing the game for a livin...
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The IRS link- https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/one-participant-401k-pl... mentions, "The one-participant 401(k) plan isn't a new type of 401(k) plan. It's a traditional 401(k) plan covering a business owner with n...
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My wife and I sat down a few weeks ago to set a salary goal of where we want to be in 5 years. This was a huge thing for us bc to be honest we never dreamed of making more than a $150k/year in our lifetime until this ...
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Hello, After going through all the pre qualifications and being told I could offer an amount on a property, my Mortgage broker is now saying I need to show more income. I’m worried because we are a week out from closi...
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If you could build a SFR from the ground up to use as a rental for college students what features would you absolutely build into the home or leave out of it? How would you make it long-term low maintenance and low h...
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Last night I finally realized I've been failing in a big portion of my business, systemizing. From the wholesaling sector to the flipping. Although I've been successful my first year, I feel like I could have saved a...
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Are lenders who are asking for a "retainer" or "due diligence" fee a real thing? Sounds, like another scam for real estate investors who are looking for money or need money as easy prey. Can someone explain that pro...