Hello, helpful BP community. Here is my question re 1031 my duplex that is a 100% rental investment. I owned this prop since ’99, I am nearing retirement and don’t care for the hassles of property management and maint...

Hey everyone, I'm an aspiring RE investor and currently trying to decide whether to buy a primary residence or a multifamily unit (duplex) as my first property. I've been doing some research and it seems that house ha...

Hello everyone! I purchased a home in Oklahoma City as a vacation home in Apr 2022 and am currently planning to sell to my in-laws who are looking to get out of their current home due to unforeseen circumstances. What...

Hello 
I will be purchasing new primary home and keep my current primary home as rental or not due to the tax benefit.
Home location: East Bay, CA
Capital Gain: around $200,000 (Purchased 2018 and lived 3 yrs as pr...

Hi Fellow Investors,

I have a friend here in the state of Washington interested in selling their 4plex that they’ve lived in for almost 3 years. What is the best way for them to go about selling this property and wi...

Hello BP,I am currently working as a Commercial Realtor with Keller Williams in the Tampa / Sarasota area. I eventually plan to own my own STRs and LTRs, but for now I am building capital and gaining as much knowledge...

Hi all,New to BP and REI but looking to purchase my first investment property soon. I inquired with a mortgage lender and was provided several options for financing: 1. Fixed rate mortgage for 30 years2. 3 different A...

Hello BP community!
I'm in my first attempt to negotiate a seller-financing deal and trying to research if there is a benefit to the seller to receive a higher purchase price vs a higher interest payment?  As an exam...

First, depreciation is a short-term benefit. It puts extra money in your pocket every year while you own the property. But, when a property is sold, previous depreciation deductions taken from the property will have...

Don´t know if this the correct forum here, but I want to know how high can I get a tax depreciation for this year (2010) when I buy an house this month for only $5k for a fix and flip in May 2011?
Thanks.

-Uwe