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I have always been using a 85% building and 15% land value for calculating my depreciation basis. Now my accountant is saying I have to use the tax basis and the county is assessing most properties in my county at 50%...
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An associate says he added a partner into his LLC because she had a nearly perfect credit score, and became guaranteer on business loans and commercial real estate, effectively making it super easy for him to achie...
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Three years ago today I was sitting under the fluorescent lights in my cubicle, enjoying a slow week of work because of the holiday, and I googled a question about zoning for one of my properties.Then this MAGICAL thi...
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Good afternoon BP Members,I am in the process of acquiring my second buy and hold long term rental investment property. I am still undecided on whether or not to start an LLC at this point. For my first property, th...
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they are a turnkey real estate investor group with a decent portfolio. Anyone dealt with them? I'm curious as to how the compare with other turn key investment companies.
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I have just started with few rental duplexes and fourplexes and learned already from my mistakes to do thorough background check, quick eviction and provide quick service. But I do not want to make all possible mista...
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Hello everyone!My name is Gabriella Pleasant, I have no real estate background, and I'm a full-time college student. I'm going to be transferring to northern California in a year so I was hoping to begin working right...
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Good evening BP!We are negotiating on an offer for a property that is part of an estate. This is a flip opportunity. After going back and forth with price twice we are about $8,000 apart and I am not as comfortable ab...
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Hi all,I was wondering if any real estate agent/investors could give me some insight into the contracts they use when purchasing direct from a seller. I recently passed my real estate exam in Pennsylvania, though I h...
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Hi Bigger Pockets Family
I was wondering has anyone used RentRedi, Innago, Hemlane or TenantCloud? I know that with only a few properties I could handle things without the software but I'd rather start using it now...