Steve K.
How can contracts be anonymous?
3 times in just the past week I’ve witnessed sellers discriminate against buyers because of either race or sex. Humans simply can’t be trusted not to discriminate if given the chance. We’ve put laws in place to make d...
David Fernandez
Would you contribute to a 401k/Roth IRA, or not?
My wife's employer offers what seems a good retirement plant. If she contributes to her 401k/Roth IRA 3% of her basic salary, the employer will contribute the same 3%, plus an additional 1% of her basic pay. For examp...
Brian Ewell
Out of state buy and hold
Where do you think would be a better place to buy and hold property as an out of state investor. St. Louis, Kansas City, Dallas or Memphis?
Michael Enriquez
Just Closed My First Deal!
BP family! I'm very excited! I just closed my first deal as an investor a week ago. After scouting the MLS for months I finally pulled the trigger on a duplex (1 bedroom over 1 bedroom) in West Philadelphia. It's not ...
Bryan Hancock
Fannie, Freddie Model Declared Dead - FINALLY!
So it appears that the GSE model is officially being declared dead by the Obama administration and is nearing major reform from what I am reading from a number of sources. Any thoughts on what this means for us going...
Jack Halley
how does dodd-frank act affect note investing and seller carry back
I've been considering getting into note investing but was told to avoid it because of the dodd-frank act could be a big problem. What is this act and why is it a problem for note investors?
Victor Cooke
Hello from Michigan!
Hi everybody!!! I stumbled across Bigger Pockets a few months ago from a personal finance podcast I was listening to that mentioned the Bigger Pockets podcast which I then gave a listen to, which lead me here. I have ...
Mike Boss
Does it ever make sense to sell at a loss.
Does it make sense to get money out of a poor performing investment to enter into a better performing investment if the sale results in a loss? I have a duplex with $70k invested into it OH. Way too much money put in ...
Charles Montgomery
Forbearance, Forbearance, FORBEARANCE!!!!! This is a MUST-READ
Hi there Bigger Pockets!You NEED to enter into forbearance. ASAP. NOW. You will read why below.Most users on this site use 30 year loans. Now imagine if I offered you $10,000 today or $10,000 in 30 years. Which would ...
Jake Mercer
I'm quitting Rental Arbitrage after 4 years...here's what I learned
"Airbnb is dead." "Rental Arbitrage is an outdated business model." How many people have you heard this from?
Well..everyone's story is different. I started Airbnb arbitrage 4 years ago and here's why I'm quitting th...