Hi BP Family! Where would you recommend living in USA to start house hacking and building a rental property business? The intent is to relocate from a high cost of living area like the Bay Area in California (although...

Hi not sure if anyone has a guide or some suggestions from experience but I use credit cards a lot and they aren't doing that much for me right now. I would love to earn miles on purchases and other travel perks. I ha...

So say you've been depreciating a property for 10 years.   Year 11 rolls around and you completely replace the roof.  Does that just increase the remaining depreciable balance (basis) for 17.5 years?  Or do you deprec...

Ideas , ideas , and information on how to get started in real estate within the next 3-5 months with 10k

Hello everyone, I am looking to start my own rental business and am trying to create my business name right now. My current idea is Handel Housing. Handel is my last name and to me, it sounded catchy. I want other's o...

A plea to my community of Real Estate Investors: Can we drop the term "Passive Income"??? It seems to me to have negative connotations and to promote negative impressions of the business and its practitioners! I...

Hey Everyone ! My name is John, and I am new to Bigger Pockets as well as Real Estate investing. I turn 30 years old this year, and spent the last 10 years earning my Bachelors Degree in Business Management from East ...

I have about $360K liquid available.  I have no real estate investments.  If you were in my position, what would you do?  Invest in a single family, more than 1 single family, multifamily, etc?  Looking for some diffe...