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Hello Everyone! My name is Rayshawn Kosie-Williams and I am a fairly new investor. I was able to purchase my first townhome 6 months ago in this crazy market and have recently started listening to the BiggerPockets po...
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What type of real estate investment is the best strategy to combat risk when at the peak of the economic cycle and heading toward the recession?
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Hi everyone, I have a question about taxes. I know I need to talk to a CPA about this really, and I will, just wanted to hear form the community also.. so here is the deal: I am under contract right now on a 3/2 town...
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Well this is a weird one. I'm considering making an offer on a property next week that has one odd, questionable feature. It is a single family residence but apparently the previous owners were pretty tight with the ...
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Any thoughts on the merits of requiring rental insurance.I’m just finishing up a rehab for a buy and hold. The rehab has gone a bit longer than expected. We had a lease signed over a month ago that began at the beginn...
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My former tenant is very unhappy that I deducted $300 - the amount that I had to pay for cleaning after she moved. The kitchen and the appliances were disgusting - the rest, less so. She was always a good tenant so...
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Hello all, I have a question about how does one become a private lender? I have some resources that I would like to use to make some passive income. What are the usual terms? How many months is normal? What happen...
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Good Evening Friends! My name is Jason, Real Estate Agent, Keller Williams, New Orleans, LA. I have decided that the agent thing is great and all, but I'm ready to add to my repertoire and dive straight into Flips. I ...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community!After several months of studying and getting prepared for the highs and lows of real estate investing, I've managed to make my first deal. I'm super excited but can't quite celebrate yet ...
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Found a good property, this is my very first rental and I just started into the rental property game and would like any suggestions/pointers/mistakes to avoid/etc. Unfortunately I will have to start out with traditio...