John Mullen
Columbus market cooling?
Hey Columbus investors,Checking Zillow lately and comparing results against a less-heavily-invested-in city (Cleveland), I seem to be seeing a pattern of an overbought and cooling-off real estate market here. Even th...
Kyle B.
Avoiding Self Employment Taxes
I wanted to see if anyone has been able to (legally) avoid paying self employment taxes on the profit from their flips. I met with an accountant and he said I would have to pay a 15% tax for self employment - essentia...
Jacob Lopez
Tools/programs you recommend for calculating monthly rental estimates?
Hello once again BP Community! I have been diligently reading, studying, and beginning to practice analyzing cash flows of properties within Chicago and some Chi suburban areas.While I try to use whatever tools I have...
Jason Merchey
Simple Question about Rent Increases vs. Inflation
I don't think I know the answer to this question. SOmeone help me out: if you assume that you can raise rents 3% a year on your projection, should you be assuming that a) you will see 1-10% increases in insurance, ...
Mel Hayes
Self Directed IRA My Mind Is Spinning
Hey BP, So I'm looking into how to lend on deals and fund my own deals with my IRA. Currently my IRA is under JP Morgan. I called them and asked the naive question of how can I fund real estate investments using my ...
Mike Nelson
Trying to understand this REHABBER's strategy......
Im looking for new ways to get some leads on potential rehabs and I took to the county records to see what properties one of the more successful Rehabbers in my area does for sniffing out good leads. Well I looked at...
Trevor Brown
Multi Family Building Insurance
Hey bigger pockets! I wanted to reach out for some advice on finding the best insurance rates for multi family housing. Currently I am under contract purchasing a four unit apartment building in Kentucky and my usual...
Cynthia Miller
No certificate of occupancy tenants trying not to get judgement
Having a hell of a time with the Detroit rentals. I've been trying to evict a tenant for 5 months! I've never seen a city offer free legal aid attorneys at the court house and allow tenants to delay proceedings if th...
Brad E.
Tenant Screening advice needed
Hey BP - I'm looking for some advice on potential tenants I am screening. I have a couple applying. They are not married.One of them meets all income and credit requirments having a 729 credit score. So by themself...
Jason Malabute
I'M OUT OF THE SINGLE FAMILY BUSINESS
I sold my last single-family house in my portfolio recently. I can proudly say I have never lost money in real estate. On some deals, I profited and on some, I broke even. The funny thing is I learned more from those...