Alyssa Altonaga
Section 8 Tenants
Anybody have any experience with section 8 tenants in Columbus? My unit was listed for rent for over a month and the only interest we have had is a qualified section 8 tenant. I know typically the idea is to stay away...
Account Closed
Which is better: Springfield, MO or Kansas City, MO
Hi all,I'm currently living in Seattle, WA but am looking to make a move back to my home state, Missouri. I plan to purchase a four-plex and use that as a jumping off point but I am not sure where to go. I want to mov...
Patrick Flanagan
Rental real estate tax benefits
I’m a little cloudy on the specific tax Benifits you get from owning rental real estate. So please correct me if I’m wrong....I bought a 4 plex this year with a VA loan, it’s considered my primary residence. I don’t m...
Ahmed Alswaiti
Surge in Demand and Rising Home Values in Ohio
The real estate market in Ohio has been witnessing higher trends far from what it was before, especially when it comes to cities likeToledo, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland. Those cities are leading the charge, by...
Jil Tin
Rent vs Sale of current home at our 50s while 12 yrs to Retire
Hello BiggerPockets,Basically we are looking to upgrade our current home to buy a single story home from current two story home of the same size in the same city san Jose. We are aged 55 and 50, we expect to work at l...
Vijaianand Thirunageswaram
Celebrate Successful 2019, Prepare for Ambitious 2020
Howdy Houston folks,
I am sure many of you are looking forward for a great holiday break. Thank you all who able to attend our Holiday Party last Tuesday. It was great to meet so many of you and talk in person. Will ...
Sarah Hunter
Stoked and nervous!!
Hi all! So excited to find this, and nervous at the same time. A little about us... we are from Austin, currently have 2 rentals and 1 primary. Taxes are so high here.. we are starting to look into our hometown of ...
Bryan Rodriguez
The Newbie Odyssey
BP Nation,As a newbie, this is my first success story. My wife and I started our real estate odyssey in the winter of 2013. Since then it has been an amazing and wild experience. Hopefully, our story can be an inspira...
Ted Harris
10 Reasons To Buy a Home
Enough with the doom and gloom about homeownership. WSJ article below explains why owning a home is a good thing. I agree especially if you know you will live there at least 3+ years ....
1) You ...
Sunny Burns
Tenant Acceptance Algorithm
Since we are owner-occupied we have a lot more leeway in being selective with our tenants; but just for fun and kind of to standardize what we felt made a good tenant we created this algorithm. Do you think this would...