Chris Roche
RE meet up South Shore mass?
I remember seeing a meet up on the South Shore of Mass posted on here on BP. Is this still going on? I live and invest in Weymouth and would like to meet with others in the area.If not, anyone interested in starting...
Joshua Dorkin
Coming Soon: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing - Free from BiggerPockets
In the coming days we'll be releasing our Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing. This guide will help provide new investors with the basic information they need to get their real estate business off the ...
Jason Perry
Rent Reduction as Charitable Contribution
We have been contacted by a priest who is working with a family that is in desperate need of a place to live. If we give them a huge reduction in rent from the amount we would charge, is that tax deductible as a chari...
Kevin Gamboa
When to count income
Hello all,My girlfriend and I plan on acquiring our first bit of real estate some time next year. We plan on getting an fha loan. I have currently worked at my current job for 3 years but my girlfriend just started fu...
Dustin Burke
Wichita, Kansas ~ Where is everyone? Let's get connected!
Hey All, what an amazing resource BiggerPockets is. Our start up was extremely accelerated because of all the useful information found here. Within my profile page, I have include some of the properties we have for sa...
Jahmar Childs
Advice??
So I recently purchased a "home" in Illinois, for me and my family with the VA loan, and I am renting it out until I finish my service which is 1 1/2 years in Salt Lake City, UT. By the end of the year I would like t...
Richard F.
Unlicensed Real Estate Experience for California Broker Exam?
Hi. I'm need help determining if my experience selling and leasing land for my company qualifies me to become a California Real Estate Broker. I don't quite follow the requirements: http://www.dre.ca.gov/Examinees/...
Brandon Schick
Bigger Pockets Atlanta Group
This question is for all Atlanta-based BP members... Is there a BP Group currently formed with meetings and such? I think this would be a huge benefit for those looking to connect, and I have heard lots of really po...
Ryan Daigle
Conventional financing that takes into account rental income?
I've had a few conversations with mortgage brokers and it seems common to NOT count the expected rental income on a property towards your DTI when looking at the loan for that property. That seems to be very limiting ...
Jon N.
Conventional lender recommendations Chicagoland
Side note: I hope this doesn't violate BP's TOS. Does this post qualify as a lender request? If so, I'll take it down.Hello everyone, long-time lurker here on BiggerPockets. I've learned a huge amount from these foru...