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Hello BiggerPockets community!I am an aspiring real estate investor seeking to get myself submerged into rental properties (starting off with single-family homes/duplexes growing into apartment complexes and then even...
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Huge news story here about charges against top Enron executives.
The prosecutors have got to be feeling pretty good right about now... they got almost all of the big fish and they got them for huge crimes. Reminds m...
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Greetings,
I am a newbie in the Berkeley, CA area looking for mentors and advice. I am hoping to purchase a few rental properties to start and am looking at single and multifamily (up to 4 units). I would eventuall...
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I have now been investing in real estate since the pandemic in mid-2020 and have gotten the hang of analyzing deals as well as actually adding SFRs from Memphis, TN to my portfolio. I've kept my first rental since tha...
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Is there a tutorial to assist me in filing form 3115? I haven’t found one I can use. Unfortunately, I’m doing my taxes again this year.
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I am currently liquidating my portfolio, which formerly held my rentals. I was able to package three of them in one deal, which ended up breaking even/not profitable (A little bummed on this one since I think the buye...
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Hello everybody, So I'm a new landlord, and trying to manage the property myself, and at the point of designing my first lease and corresponding renewal for the 1 unit of my duplex I just purchased. I hope to keep the...
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Hello,
I am wondering if I need to create an LLC or keep adding rental properties under my name. My worry is that when I reach the maximum of Freddie and Fannie's conventional financing I will need to either look els...
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I am wondering what is a typical budget for a live-in flip. I am planning on buying a primary residence that I can get as a decent fixer-upper. It can be move-in ready and could use some TLC to increase the value of t...
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Hello! I'm under contract on my first income property and I'm concerned about the quotes I'm getting on insurance. From what I've been reading, I was estimating I would pay $1000-$1500 a year in insurance but so far e...