Is there any way to avoid capital gains on selling company stock? Or counter some of the taxes??  It's purchased thru Computershare site. I needed the money to use towards a downpayment of an investment property.  I'm...

Here's the articleBelow are some snippets from the article:"The housing stock in Orange County and the Inland Empire was “overvalued” as of August, while home values in Los Angeles County and the overheated San Franci...

Hello! I've put together a portfolio KPI calculator for our properties and am now realizing that I'm unclear on the best definition of "return" to use in calculations for things like Return on Equity (ROE) and Return ...

Wife and I are at crossroads. Our long term plan is REI in order to provide for the family and our kid's (currently 2 yo.) future education. We are both 40, bring home about $160k and have approx. $100k liquid to inve...

Hello to my new Bigger Pockets Family. I am a first time investor,well not yet. I am looking at buying my first rental property in next 30 days. I have been researching and reading forum posts for the past several mon...

Hello Everyone, my name is Paul Ball, yes it rhymes and no my parents don't hate me. I stumbled upon bigger pockets through a basic Google search. I have been a member of the Bigger Pockets Community for almost a ye...

Hi everyone! I have recently developed an interest in buy and hold real estate investing. I have been trying to absorb as much information as possible about the subject through podcasts, books, and of course bigger po...

Hey BP community, I'd like to get your opinions on this. I'm moving back to AZ and I'm considering whether to buy my primary residence with a VA loan or go conventional. 1. My reason for considering conventional is: I...

So I bought my home in 2018, fixed it up, rented it on a lease. Didn't go well so I decided to make it a short term rental. I've been very successful but the market has increased dramatically sine rates are at a histo...

Looking for a bit of guidance on how to get started in multi-family rentals. I'm targeting a 10-20 unit apartment building within the next year or two. I think $1mm-$2.5mm range would be a realistic purchase price. I ...