Don Konipol
The Most DANGEROUS Real Estate Investments for the “Amateur” Investor
1 February 2025 | 53 replies
The marketer (guru) severely understates the amount of capital, time, and knowledge needed to produce successful results.And the above mentioned are the BEST case; not even mentioning the guru strategies that are fraudulent, illegal, unethical, and plain not realistically achievable.
David Ivy
Austin Market Report - December 2024
18 January 2025 | 1 reply
Here’s a chart showing what percentage of an American’s average mortgage payment goes to taxes and insurance:Rising taxes and insurance premiums make real estate even less affordable for buyers already facing higher home prices and mortgage rates that rose ~150% in less than two years.
Anca R.
Is a 1031 Exchange allowed in this case, and if so, is it worth the hassle?
22 January 2025 | 22 replies
As far as some other comments about like kind etc, you can sell this SFR and then buy a warehouse, or vacant land or even exchange into a DST there are many other assets that are considered 'like kind'.
Tiamo Wright
Why is Zillow so bad?
21 January 2025 | 5 replies
There is no one with experience in actual real estate high up in the company, which is the problem with most tech companies masquerading as real estate companies (including brokerages).Let me know if you want to know even more. :)
Emily Pena
Real Estate Agent Turned Investor Tuning In!
30 January 2025 | 4 replies
Hmmm, such a thing has never even occurred to me.
Michael Plaks
EXPLAINED: sending 1099s to contractors and vendors
15 January 2025 | 13 replies
What's even more frustrating than asking the IRS help desk, is asking a Turbo Tax "Tax Specialist".
Kareem Hammad
New Agent Wanting To Learn About Investing Too
18 January 2025 | 10 replies
I was more interested in Fix and Flips or maybe even rentals for single family properties.
Garrett Brown
This ONE Change Can Boost Your Airbnb Ranking
31 January 2025 | 27 replies
The algorithm scans keywords in your listing description and even the alt text of your photos to determine relevance.For example:A picture of a game room could land in the "Play" category if the photo’s alt text is labeled something like: “Amazing game room with ping pong and pool table.”A picture of a beautiful view of land with the alt text being “Beautiful view of the countryside”Your photos can do more than look good—they can strategically get your listing into multiple categories by including targeted alt-text descriptions.The more categories you rank in, the more visibility your listing gets, leading to more clicks and higher rankings in Airbnb search results.Testing and Improving Your CTROnce your photos are optimized, it’s time to test their impact.
Jimmy Rojas
Mass deportations: will it affect the housing market
25 January 2025 | 2 replies
Many have never even stepped foot in the US.
Tyler Schumaker
Brand new and looking to network
22 January 2025 | 3 replies
BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.