Hi everyone,First post, and maybe a relatively newbie question.  Please go easy on me if that's the case!A family member and I bought a property together for 50K (25K each).  We performed a renovation that cost in tot...

Hi,I'm new to BP and to REI in general, even though I've had my home rented out for the last 4 years while living abroad.  I'm looking to purchase a property or two in the Baltimore area, and was wondering if anyone h...

Hi Everyone, My wife and I will move from Italy to Pittsburgh in May and we are looking for a house to rent. I'm Italian, she is from the US.We noticed that all the rent applications require to provide the SSN. Is it ...

Hey all, 
Curious to hear some feedback here and see what people's takes are on the topic. I'm currently seeking a house hack with an FHA loan, so of course two of the requirements are that I live in it for a year an...

I’m in Florida and have a 17 year old roof, so my premium just went way up on my insurance. One of my neighbors just got a new roof put on, it turns out we had a hail storm last year and his roof was covered by insura...

As I work through some of the IRS worksheets, I am wondering whether it is normal that there is a difference in the fraction of depreciation one takes on a rental property that was only rented for part of the year, an...

Hey, so you want to start investing in real estate, but you have no experience. You have read books on real estate investing, but you have not done any yet. What do you think is the best way to get out there and inves...

So I am a long time reader, learning everything I can about as much as I can. However I still consider myself new. I am looking to finally make the jump into an investment property. A little about me; I moved down her...

What are the pros and cons of vehicle expenses?  Ive read there are two different ways to write off this expense.  Actual expenses like car value depreciation plus insurance, gas, repairs, oil changes or the other opt...

1) Am I at risk if I try to wholesale without an LLC?

I read a post from @Ned Carey in this thread that mentioned an LLC is less important if you have less assets to protect. What about as protection from a...