Carlos Gonzalez
Do I do my taxes myself or should I hire an accountant?
Hello everyone,Now that is tax season, I have a question related to this topic.I bought a fourplex via FHA loan and I currently live in one unit, I have been fixing and updating all units so I could rent them out whic...
Joshua Dorkin
Major DDoS / Spam Attack on BiggerPockets This Morning
Hey BP Family - This morning BiggerPockets was attacked by what appears to be some kind of network of spammers, including folks from Korea, Hong Kong, Southern California and elsewhere. This may have been a simple spa...
Pat McCandless
Multi families in college towns
Looking to hear success stories and horror stories (if they're out there) regarding purchasing multi families in need of repair near colleges. My biggest fear is that you know you'll need to find tenants every year an...
Kory Clark
Analysis Paralysis
I need some help getting over this hump. I recently graduated from college and I've been meeting with some local investors in Cleveland OH but I have yet to do anything. My goal is to start off with house hacking but ...
David Zheng
I want to do taxes the HARDEST way possible. (with questions)
So in my first year of investing, I've bought 8 properties from condos to sfh, to multifamilies. All are rentals. 7 are in my personal name and the eighth property is under my solely owned LLCI am literally leading my...
Sean Carroll
Tenant wants a small dog
Hello BP, my tenants in California would like to get a small hypoallergenic dog. I love dogs and see no issue with this but would like to know how to proceed in terms of the month to month lease they are on and if it ...
O'Licia Parker-Smith
Is this interest rate high for a multi-family?
Hi everyone,
New to the forums and going through the lender approval process for a multifamily (aiming for a quadplex). This will be my second home purchase, but it'll be owner-occupied. I'm getting FHA interest rate...
Keith Burton
Postcards or mailing failure?
Hi all,I recently started a mailing campaign and it bombed pretty hard. I know that the first campaign is not going to be the most fruitful.I went with a mailing list to out-of-state buyers who have little to no debt....
Shahnawaz Qadir
Starting Out in the Real Estate Rental Market
Hello Team:
Starting out and looking for an area where I can make some decent cash flow on a monthly basis. Looking for properties around $150k - 175K with an surrounding area that is decent without too much risk of...
Tom Dieringer
Giving VRBO a head start on Airbnb
Looking for thoughts on a strategy to help VRBO not get immediately buried by Airbnb and be permanently assigned to an “also ran” capacity. I realize that there are variables from market to market and property to prop...