Jerry Hill
Social Media as a pre-screening tool
Hello all, I'm looking for some advice. I have a unit in a duplex advertised at various websites and yesterday I had a lead emailed to me from one of the sites I use to advertise. When I called the person to talk with...
Michell Chase
Alot on information on offsetting W-2 income but not much on 1099-R income...
I am currently drinking from a fire house on everything investment real estate. Closing on my first investment duplex this week and looking for my 2nd. I hear a lot about ways to 'off set' your W-2 income etc.. I...
Luis A.
How to use Facebook business page for your real estate investing business
I can certainly see the benefits of say, a real estate agent of getting in FB. But for a real estate investing company I am not sure I can see the strategic use of FB business pages.
I have gone ahead and created a ...
Taylor Jones
How to pay $0 in taxes on a STR generating over $120K in revenue
Here’s how that works:Depreciation is the act of slowly deducting the initial expense of an asset against your taxable income. Generally this is over a 27.5 (residential) or 39 (commercial) year time frame. So each ye...
Craig Moreau
Sublet to Tenant with No Social Security
Hey BP,I ran into a scenario where a tenant is moving out of his unit from now until the end of August. It is a three bedroom apartment so there will still be two other tenants in the unit paying the rent they agreed ...
Tim L.
Question About Renting to a Relative
I'm considering purchasing a home for my mother to live in, since she is currently renting and unable to purchase a home for herself. I will charge her fair market rent, but I want to make sure that I am able to claim...
Kelly Conrad
Your website & online presence
Hey everyone!It seems that no one has posted this sort of question in at least over a month, so I figured maybe this would be interesting for folks watching this forum.I guess basic info in case others are wondering, ...
David Drew
Should I have my LLC taxed as an S-Corp?
I've created an LLC in Broome County, New York. It's time to decide whether to leave it as pass-through taxable or choose to have it taxed as an S-Corp. My plan is to use the entity to hold my buy & hold propert...
Jeff S.
"The FHA and Oregon anti-discrimination law apply to everyone present in the
US, regardless of immigration status" quote from an article by Jo Becker, Education/Outreach Specialist, Fair Housing Council of Oregon in an article titled screening without Social Security Numbers: there Are Options...
Joshua Dorkin
BP Update 6.6: Closed Social Networking & Major Dashboard Updates
We just deployed a HUGE update to BiggerPockets, which will change the way you connect and communicate via our network.
For 7+ years, our site has been a destination for open networking via our forums. All questions...