Matt J.
What's the Scene Like for STR or Snowbird Investing in the Phoenix Area?
Very general question as I know Phoenix is a huge market, lots of differences in neighborhoods. But overall, what is the viability of purchasing a vacation rental in the Phoenix MSA? Are there certain markets with loo...
Account Closed
Utility company won't turn on gas. Heating alternatives for the winter? (New York)
I bought a short sale rental house in New York a little over a month ago that had to be renovated. The gas heat was turned off last April by ConEd, the local utility company, because the previous owner had not paid t...
David Chance
Self Directed IRA - checkbook control or not?
Looking to see what type of SDIrA others who invest in notes are using --> checkbook or custodian. I don't like all of the custodian fees, but I think it is safer (with regards to the IRS) than the checkbook.I'm ...
Brian Beadle
BP Poll: Are you in it for the cash-flow, appreciation or both?
Im curious as to which strategy everyone is after these days. I realize this is a very location sensitive post so if you could provide your primary investing area it would be extremely helpful. I feel most newbies (su...
Jeff Schleyer
How to rent place. What are we doing wrong?
Earlier this summer, my wife and I bought an older city town home that we renovated lightly (updated bathroom and kitchen), within a reasonable budget. We ran into a 2 month setback with our first contractor and decid...
Stephen S.
What is and isn't bird dogging ?
People have brought me real estate deals for many years. Some I bought, some I didn't buy, and some I paid a finder's fee - I thought of it as a huge tip for a great service. On BP I read that this practice - tel...
Andrey Y.
Condos Buy and Hold : Why the resentment?
So I have been listening to several podcasts, which are all awesome and super-informative. Can't think of a higher yield source. (See www.biggerpockets.com/show75 specifically) and there seems to be a mistrust or no i...
Carter Wong
LONG DISTANCE INVESTING - how to do it right?
Hello! I'm an out-of-state long-distance investor from Canada. I'm completely NEW to this industry. My local market is overpriced. I've chosen to invest in Texas because Census say it's the fastest growing state (http...
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...
Trent Mettenbrink
My accountant says I need a separate LLC for every rental property...
We are new investors and are looking to set things up the right way. Our plan is the buy one or two properties a year. After talking to our accountant he recommended that each property by under its own LLC to protec...