Kamie K.
Merry Christmas! Newbie from Houston, TX
Hello Everyone!! I am a newbie from Houston, TX. I do not currently have any Real Estate investing experience but things are about to change here shortly. I have been researching and lurking for a long time and I have...
Stuart Astruc
Starting Fresh in Poughkeepsie, New York
Hello BiggerPockets members!My name is Stuart Astruc and I have just moved back to my home town of Poughkeepsie at 26 years old. I moved up to Albany, NY back in 2008 to go to college, and was living up there until a ...
Jennifer Mattek
How to defer/avoid capital gains when selling a duplex
Hello, Our CPA told us today that:
- Based on a selling price of $215,000, I am calculating a gain on the sale of the property of about $127,500. This amount of gain creates approximately $24,500 of additional feder...
Tom Webber
Taking this to the next level! (Iowa City)
Hello BP Forum, I am a novice investor who has a well rounded education and skill set in leasing, property management, appraisals, residential investment, wholesales, short sales, REO's, commercial retail leasing and ...
Lawrence Rutkowski
High Conversion, Low Volume Deal Acquisition/Marketing Strategies
I am getting back into active real estate investing again after about 1.5-2 years more or less off, outside of a handful of realtor transactions.I'm looking to start back up slowly. I remember when I FIRST started yea...
Pavan Krishna
Security during the tenant turn-over
Hi,I'm a long-distance landlord. I've a house in San Jose bay area and live out of state. After the last tenants vacated, I spend 2 weeks at this house, got it all fixed up, engaged a tenant placement service and re...
Matt McGinn
Novice in Hawaii
Hello All! My name is Matthew McGinn (I go by Matt), and I am serving full time active duty in the U.S. Army, currently stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. I have been interested in wholesaling real estate and ...
Leah Thompson
Ordinary income tax vs Capital gains
Just getting started… and so much to learn. We bought our first property at a foreclosure auction with plans to turn into a rental. Single-family home with large yard, as we learn, now rethinking our strategy.
If we...
Cliff T.
How is income from private lending taxed? How does REPS impact this?
Hi all,Can anyone provide some guidance on how income from private lending is typically taxed? My understanding is that if I'm NOT considered in the business of loaning money, then the income is considered interest in...
Bryan Hancock
Resources For Notes Education
Okay brain trust....Where do I find the most helpful and thorough (online or other) training on buying seller-financed notes? I have seen the name Eddie Speed tossed around and I have read some of John Behle's articl...