Pearce Trenary
First STL: Target CashFlow or Location Near Home Base
Right now I am at the beginning journey of acquiring my first short-term rental. I have done much research and found a handful of locations. I am between Outer Banks, NC., and Apollo Beach, FL. Outer Banks shows 18% b...
Weston Flowers
Aspiring investor. Where do I start?
Hello, all. Weston here, Denver CO. I have been spending much time as of late reading threads on this platform, as I’m trying to establish a clear path to get into real estate. However, trying to research and retain a...
Julie Marquez
Life Used to be Simple, Now I have Dozens of Accounts & LLCs
I know I'm not doing this right, and could use some help/guidance/suggestions.Back in the day when I had just a couple of rentals, I could do all my personal finance and budgeting using mint.com and google sheets spre...
James M Smith
Rental Discount for being Law Enforcement/Military
So was reading this little known book, "The Book on Managing Rental Properties" by this no name hack Brandon Turner... ;) And noticed in Chapter 4 it mentioned that military history is part of Washington's Fair Housin...
Nathanael Johnson
Seller did not disclose an HOA special assessment. What do I do?
Dear BP community,Looking for some advice here. Would especially like to hear from AZ brokers and real estate lawyers as to their thoughts, but would welcome any and all feedback. Here's the skinny:We just bought a co...
Jake Mercer
Do's & Don'ts! Rental Arbitrage as a strategy to get started in RE with today's rates
The Do's and Don'ts of Rental Arbitrage and why I think it is one of the best strategies RIGHT NOW for those getting into real estate for the first time, especially with today's rates and market. I used Rental Arbitra...
James Likis
Tradeoffs: amending taxes with cost segregation & bonus depreciation
When filing our 2022 taxes, our CPA did not mention or encourage us to do a cost segregation study to capture bonus depreciation on the two properties my wife and I acquired in 2022. Our goal is to invest aggressively...
Jamie Foster
Newbie in ATL: Wondering about Fortune Builders
Hi there. My name is Dr. Jamie Foster from Marietta, GA. I recently joined bigger pockets in hopes to gain some much needed wisdom in the real of Real Estate Investing. This will be mine and my wife's legacy we plan t...
Philip Sriployrung
Bonus Depreciation - Schedule E vs C
Hi everyone,I'm using a FreeTaxUSA to file my taxes. I currently own one rental SFR, purchased May of 2018. I did an online cost segregation study through KBKG. I was able to break out my depreciation based on the 5/1...
Travis Stafford
Living in an apartment while investing? Good or bad?
Bring me your brutal criticism! It is always so darn helpful! Haha
My fiancé and I just completed our first live in flip. Bought our home for $150k. Lived there during her 3 year masters degree. Renovated it and sold...