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Hi Folks, I'm new to Bigger Pockets and new to Real Estate investing. I wanted to see if anyone here has experience with financing a real estate deal and then earning a return after the property sells? If so, what has...
My tax adviser is telling me I need to set up an SEP Retirement plan to lessen my tax burden this year. I am primarily trying to shelter profit from a flip. I am a W2 wager earner and have rental income as well. I do ...
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My tenant called me to let me know the pipes had burst at the rental. Her lease states that she is responsible for damages to property due to negligence. When I asked her if she let the water drip she said she didn't ...
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Hi BiggerPockets family,
I have been in real estate (lightly) for the past seven or so years with a few rental properties. However, in the past three years, I've been approached by multiple friends that want to eithe...
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Hey BP, I currently have a house that I rent out but would like to remove the current tenants, renovate the basement (by adding a bedroom) to re-rent the house at a higher price. This is my first time doing this, any ...
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I found this really unique property in a small town surrounded by beautiful mountains and access to tons of outdoor activities in a growing area but there are zero STR comps and only one motel in the whole town. Is it...
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I am just about ready to pull the trigger on an occupied Auction.com property and while I hope for the best I would like to prepare for the worst. Would love to hear others experiences whether good, bad, or ugly and a...
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We recently found someone looking to sell a mid-sized commercial property. To-date we've only done smaller deals (duplexes/triplexes), and have self funded everything with bank financing. This is a much larger deal, a...
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We have a house under contract (going on 3 weeks now). It is a rat trap and a hard sell, but we have an investor that wanted to see it. We called the owner to make arrangements and he said he sold it to his neighbor...
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I'm putting together a deal where we will have 75-80% conventional funding and 20-25% private money - so no money down. For context, this deal is in Texas. I have the private money lined up and committed. However, I'm...