I am a data guru/excel junky and part of my professional gig is building automated tools using Excel and Access and lots of coding and macros.  I have built a simple (in my highly automated subjective opinion) excel s...

I have a Series LLC I use to collect income for my consulting business, but the income goes to my personal checking account. If I created a child series to hold an investment property (not collects rents though, just ...

Hello everyone!   We are looking at diversifying our investments and wanted to get more education on note buying.Please shed some light on good books to read,  classes/seminars to take, etc.We are in New York, and we'...

Have you made hundreds, thousands or more after joining the BiggerPockets community? We want to hear from you. We want to learn about the impact BiggerPockets has made in our member's lives so we have created a ~5-min...

This post was prompted by a discussion of a specific STR-related tax strategy on another thread. But the concepts apply across a wide range of topics, so I'm posting my TED talk separately.
1. The annual nature of ta...

I have recently purchased a condominium as my primary residence in August 2018. I am on a 30-year fixed with 4.75% interest rate. Can I replace my current mortgage with a first lien HELOC? I tried a few times to obtai...

Hey everyone! Just bought my first property in May and looking to get into the next one soon and my question is: If I have my money in a Whole Life insurance policy and borrow against that for a down payment would tha...

There’s a new startup in Boise providing an online real estate marketplace for investors, buyers and sellers to list or shop for short-term vacation rental properties.
Similar to the MLS, Revnest displays detailed in...

I'm just getting started in REI and have been loving meeting so many people and diving into all of the resources available on BiggerPockets. I have been looking for a house hack in my local market, but I also have a p...

Don’t mistake speculating for investing
I was watching Superbowl 2021 with a few friends and cheering for the Buccaneers. I live in Tampa bay and it felt good watching Tom Brady score touchdown after touchdown. Dur...