Michele Velazquez
Do you follow 1 percent rule
I am reading the book about out of state investing and was wondering, do people follow the 1 percent rule? I had narrowed down my search to a few cities for where I want to invest in a multi family unit and hardly an...
Jordan Tinning
Best Cities in the Country for cashflow
Hi All, I live in Seattle and am looking for the best cities in the nation for houses and small multifamily units that are sub 100k and that have the best cashflow potential that are not complete ghettos or tear downs...
Mark Davis
Hiring uninsured contractors
What are the risks of hiring a contractor who is not insured?
Jason Thomas
Capital Gains savings by selling rental with allotment sale
A financial advisor has told me about using a Single Premium Immediate Annuity (SPIA) as a vehicle to lower my capital gains with the sale of my rental property. It is to be setup as a structured allotment sale over ...
Norman Perkins
Hard Money Loans with down payment requirement?
I was recently searching for a hard money lender in Florida and came across a company that requires a 10% down payment. I have in the past dealt with hard money lenders and never heard of a down payment requirement...
Michael Plaks
Attorney John Hyre on new "SDIRA stuffing" court case
Written by IRA attorney John Hyre:The Mazzei Roth IRA Case – An End to Magical SchemesThe Tax Court took a major step in the direction of curtailing SDIRA abuse. The case will put the kibosh to a great many “IRA Stuff...
Tony C.
How to invest with $560k HELOC
I checked with my bank and I should be able to get a new $560K HELOC on my primary home. I would like to get some advice from BP about the investing strategy using the HELOC. I am in 40's and pretty busy with my curre...
Eric Bilderback
What is a Return on Equity Percentage
What do you guys think is a solid ROE number and why? I listened to the BP podcast and they were talking about this. I have had more appreciation then I would have expected which has skewed the ROE in a good way but...
Logan Turner
Note investing short vs long term lending
Following the reading of invest in debt, the author is a big proponent for borrowing long and lending short.
I’d like to gather some thoughts from other savvy paper investors on this subject. When I create a note is...
Jason Miller
Building a brand new home for vacation rental purposes
I got a deal on 2 (3 acre) lots (on lake Michigan) it is a few hundred feet from the lake, there isn't a direct line-of-sight with the lake, but the property does have deeded access to stairs that access a private bea...