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It seems like a lot of people are held from taking action due to risk of potential crash. *From people who invested before 2008 and after* what were your investments/strategies that remained strong during the recessi...
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Previous post got deleted/moved by BP so apologies if you have already responded. Have some more complex questions was hoping to get some help with:
1. Is it possible to take advantage of the bonus depreciation if bu...
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Hello BP,So I'm completely tired of seeing other people get deals and watching properties that I've been looking at be constructed on by someone else!Every book I read points to Direct Mail as the main source of findi...
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I have been trying to find a rental in Austin and numbers are way off. Thinking of moving to nearby cities. What is your experience of this market as well as Temple.
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Hey BP land,Looking to reverse engineer my next house hack. Im in houston texas and would like to know what performance metrics should I seek in a 1 to 4 unit home to ensure Ill get approved for another loan year afte...
We have multiple single family long term rental properties in our portfolio (being self managed) and are looking to add/diversify. We have about a million budget and are trying to decide between getting a tri or quadp...
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If I found a property that was priced at say 1m and had a 12% cap and a DSR of 1.5 (I don't even know if I can make those numbers add up- but bear with me). Then I find a bank that looks for a minimum of 8% and 1.2. ...
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If your Airbnb listing isn’t getting clicks, it doesn’t matter how incredible your property is—no clicks mean no bookings. Airbnb operates as an interest-based algorithm, rewarding listings that grab attention and k...
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Why performance group: I get many great ideas from Bigger Pockets, AZREIA and other sources. But sometimes the biggest problem is letting the urgent but unimportant tasks fill available time. At the end of day, week, ...
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Hired a sign guy to put out our bandit signs. How do I pay him? I already have it set up as to how much and for what duties. But my question more specifically, I'm pretty sure we'd like to pay him as a sub contractor,...