John Williams
real estate advice for new home owner to grow portfolio
17 December 2024 | 4 replies
We are actually thinking about moving into the smaller unit. we are thinking if we should rent the main unit for long term rental or STR like airbnb but im afraid with airbnb, the non occupied days we may miss out on cash if its not rented out.
Kevin Collins
REI Nation Experience
31 December 2024 | 32 replies
It seems like the main value is the property management and not the buy side.
Phillip Austin
Nightmare Tenant - This is why you need a property manager!
24 December 2024 | 7 replies
We hope that you can remedy the situation so that we can move into a habitable home.Suggestions that we have to fix the issues:Hire a company to rip up the carpets, treat the subfloors, and replace the carpets, at least on the main level and on the stairs.Provide an air purifier as a start to remedying the smell.Replace the garbage disposal.Hire a plumber to fix the draining issue in the bathroom sink of the smaller bedroom.Fix the tiles in the upstairs bathroom so they no longer present a safety hazard.Replace or fix the screen doors.Fix the gap between the windows and the walls in the living room.Hire a professional company to treat the entire home for pests.
Mort McGuire
Mortgage Note Investing
24 December 2024 | 13 replies
There are a few others here on bigger pockets who have endeavored to do so and can attest to this (but I will not name them).Basically AHP bought 1000s of low value non-performing loans, these require the most oversight mainly due to the condition of the properties.
Samuel Meyers
Holywood Studio Space in Milwaukee Wisconsin
20 December 2024 | 2 replies
The plan for me is to breathe new life into old structures and develop useful supporting infrastructure to enhance the main focus of the repurposed campus.Anybody working in the Milwaukee area that might be interested in partnering or at least connecting with Stormi Jellison (Stormi Maya), please reach out to her.
Candy Kimbro
Ready for our second deal!
18 December 2024 | 5 replies
And what are your main concerns about financing?
Melanie Baldridge
“active income” and “passive income"
20 December 2024 | 0 replies
There are several different types of income in the US tax code.Two main types are “active income” and “passive income".Active income is money you earn from working, such as wages from a W-2 job or income from running a business.Passive income is money you earn from investments like real estate, stocks, or rental income from your RE portfolio where you earn $ without actively working.Normally, you can't use passive losses (like losses from real estate investments) to offset active income like your salary from a W-2 job.That is unless you are an RE Pro.The reality is, that Real Estate Pro status is just a filing status similar to filing married or jointly.And if you are a real estate professional you CAN use passive real estate losses to offset active income from other sources.To qualify as an RE Pro you must:1.
Jed Butikofer
No more mortgage payment, but not yet FI/RE: How should I utilize these funds in REI?
20 January 2025 | 37 replies
To hit $1mm net equity in 5 years you have to approach from mainly an appreciation approach.
Mike Montanye
Deal Machine Customer Service
3 January 2025 | 14 replies
Our thought is a bunch of $.06 per minute charges on your credit card would be too many line items on your CC statement, so by default the system will reload your account in $50 increments (you can change this to any increment)In the dialer interface, I thought we displayed $99 for unlimited minutes as an add-on to the main app as an alternative to pay per minute.
James Carlson
Are STRs as we know them dead in Colorado (and other places)?
27 January 2025 | 56 replies
Mainly because of increased competition coupled with high interest rates.