Nancy Curran
What do you say to people about how many units you own?
Whether I'm showing a unit, or at a cocktail party when people ask me what I do, I inevitably get the question "how many units do you own"? To me, this is quite rude and they are basically asking me how much my portfo...
Philip Smith
FOI (Fear Of Investment): How to Convince Wife Investing is Safe
Short IntroductionI currently work full-time in a stable, but dead-end job. I am a IT Technician for an automotive company. Being a non-IT business, the pay is low, but I make due by fixing computers on the side and...
Chase Cline
Rentals Taxed on Net Income Which Doesn't Include Mortgage?
Hi Everyone - I have 3 STRs and have gotten very serious with looking at the full financial picture on them now that we have a CPA. We just bought the last two in the last 6 months, but have had our first for almost 5...
Darius Niz
Paying my agent per hour and no commission
I have a question... I'm an out of state investor and I find properties through the MLS and Loopnet. Thus, I ask my agents to go out and take a video walkthrough of the property so I can decide on whether to make an ...
Jamie O'Connell
Section 8 - My Experience Two Years In
I started my real estate journey 2 years ago and bought my first duplex fully rented. One unit ended up being a Section 8 tenant so I started Section 8 from my first day. This tenant has since had another child and mo...
Jay Hinrichs
Where are the renters going to go will market get crushed
So was listening to an economist today that specializes in working with REITS and other top players in the industryhe got on MFHis point was as things shake out.. A and B rents will go down and C renters will leave ...
Scott Trench
Are you Pro or Against 401(k)?
A recent article that I wrote on the BP blog received some criticism because I suggest that a 401(k) is one of the best ways to increase your net worth.This strategy was criticized by a couple of readers and I thought...
Kyle Neff
LLC - Must have or nice to have?
Hello BP Community! I am considering investing in both residential multifamily properties as well as some 5-15 unit complexes. Do I need an LLC when moving forward with a commercial property in that unit range, or is ...
Robert Burns
Is Low Balling Sellers a Normal Part of Wholesaing?
This is why I find wholesaling a challenging niche. I'm working with some sellers of a really nice inherited property that needs significant cosmetic work. ARV: $205,000. I talked to a rehab/flip couple I've worked...
Jon Klaus
There are two months left in 2015, what will you accomplish?
We have just two months left this year. What will you get done? Put it out there and we can help hold one another accountable.