I am considering purchasing a small handgun for protection when going to look at properties in unfamiliar areas. Is this something I can write off at tax time as a business expense?

Good Morning!I have a single family home that I purchased in Southeast Michigan in January 2018.  I have a tenant in there now, and am working with a property manager due to the fact that I do not live in Michigan.  T...

One of biggest issues I’ve personally had with Real Estate in general is the very large up front costs, arduous process and illiquidity involved in it. So many R.E. Owners and agents constantly say this property is wo...

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My First Wolesale Journey...Wow was it different (more) than anything I had read or heard! Here's what I did soup to nuts!1. November 2014. Opened a mail box for my business and designed business cards and bright yell...

I recently engaged in a negotiation to buy a portfolio of rental apartments from a seller whom just inherited these properties from her late father. The properties were off market. I contacted her to discuss if she mi...

Everything has gone wrong all at once. I have 13 doors- which you would think would be able to handle about any issues that popped up, but the issues have happened too fast. I had insurance require roofs to be done- s...

Hi everyone,As mentioned before on another post, my husband and I bought a property through Morris Invest back in August 2016. Everything went smoothly, and there were no issues. The only problem that we had was a l...

Hello everyone. I've been a BP member for a few months now, and I've previously been documenting my progress here:

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/67333-a-newbies-birddogging-journal

I decided to star...