Christopher Smith
1031 Rental Property Gain into Delaware Statutory Trust Vehicle
I'm contemplating rolling several very large SFR property gain amounts (via 1031) into a handful of DST Vehicles. I really like the concept of being able to utilize 1031 to defer my very substantial SFR gains by reinv...
Sid Franklin
Chicago/Illinois Property Tax Hikes Making Me Jittery About Investing
Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy). Property taxes are already high, but ...
James Green
Advice to tweaking my DM copy - Add my website or not?
I'm tweaking the copy of my next direct mail campaign and I'm wondering if I should add my website on the postcard.Here is my copy without the postcard:***************************************************** I noticed y...
Gary Hazard
Wholesaling houses with mortgages.
My last question of the day. If a house has a mortgage on it regardless if its paid or unpaid, how do I negotiate a deal? I dont understand what happens to the mortgage. Who pays the mortgage? Does it get paid? C...
Ben Leybovich
Leverage Is Through the Roof!
Lenders are getting more and more aggressive in their underwriting - read this...I am researching a project and reached out to a friend who is working for a big lender. He confirmed - they are approving stuff that m...
Natalie Cloutier
Coronavirus: email to send to your tenants
I got a lot of questions on my Instagram yesterday about the email we wrote to our tenants addressing this outbreak so I decided to include the letter we wrote here in case it helps anybody :) I think a lot of landlor...
Jackson Halverson
Any recommendations upon how to learn real estate before first deal?
I have read the BRRRR book by David Greene as well as listened to around 100 podcasts on Spotify by Biggerpockets. I plan on getting my real estate license as well to help me be a bit more informed before going into r...
Wendell De Guzman
I Am Thankful for Biggerpockets Because...
What are you thankful for Biggerpockets this year?For me I am thankful to BP because...1. I sold 3 houses to 2 BP members this year 2. I acquired a wholesale deal from a BP member netting me $28K profit3. I added 200 ...
Hanan K.
Am I being scammed by this potential tenant?
I have a 4 bdr apartment for rent, (lower westchester county ny) not in a very desirable school district so finding the right tenant can be tough. We do accept section 8 but are very picky when it comes to choosing a...
Jonathan Greene
Why are so many new investors looking for out-of-state properties
Every day in the forums it's the same thing. "I'm just getting started and I've analyzed a ton of deals (never seen any in real life) in several markets that are nowhere near where I live because where I live there ar...