Kay March
Electric car fire risk in rental housing
After reading reports of serious, damaging fires caused by electric car batteries, I'm considering disqualifying potential tenants who have electric cars and putting a clause in my lease prohibiting electric cars and ...
Shawn D.
Tax questions. Rental property and buying a truck
I need/want a pickup truck and was wondering if I would be able to write it off as an expense for the rental property. I own a 2 family and would use it mostly for work around the house. I would like to mention I li...
Cary P.
Exit Strategies to minimize taxes?
Hey Folks,My husband and I are planning ahead in this crazy real estate market. Do you guys have future strategies that you are looking into to get out of real estate? I'm not talking 1031 into some other property, ...
Nate Lindquist
Using equity to purchase investment properties
My wife and I currently own and occupy our first investment property, which is a multi family in a pretty popular part of Portland Oregon. We have owned it for a little over a year, and have roughly 200K in equity th...
Chris A.
Structure US real estate investment with international investors
Hi Bigger Pockets community,I have some high net worth friends in Greece that have expressed interest in investing in real estate in the states. I've found some tax law surrounding investors from the UK, Canada, Germ...
Maribel Manibo
Experience with rentals/lease options in military towns?
I'm looking at a couple multi home portfolios in a military town. Are there specific issues to consider in that specific kind of market? How are leases affected by deployments etc... what are the concerns of military ...
Joel Oh
Write off luxury car under STRs?
Hey guys, thinking about purchasing a car this year and wondering if it is possible to write off a luxury car for their STR expenses.My tax advisor said that I will need to prove this car was used for the business.I k...
Vidit Maini
Starting my small business
Dear BP family, I am finally on my way to start my small business. I have setup an LLC as a C corporation. I have the option of turning it into an S corporation. Year 1, I intend to keep my W2 job while i work to get ...
Kyle M.
Towing tenant’s vehicles?
I have a 3 unit property that was being rehabbed and is ready to be stabilized (filled to full occupancy). I have one current set of tenants (whom I inherited from prior landlord- what a gift) that parks more cars in ...
Heather Hatcher
Epic Vanlife Conversion
Investment Info:
Other fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $8,000
Cash invested: $20,000
This was a fun and unique project I did with my partner. We took an old senior living shuttle bus and c...