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I am a former teacher and business owner in South Texas. Our family recently sold our business and looking to move up to the Fort Wayne area (south about 30 miles). I have several joint ventures in investing and ma...
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I am planning to visit my rental property (out of state) and meet with my team (agent, property manager, etc). I know that the mileage (I'm driving) is fully deductible, but are all meals also deductible? or only the ...
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Hello everyone,My name is Janine, and I am very excited to be a part of the BiggerPockets community! I have done months of research on real estate investing- Bigger Pockets Podcasts and blog posts, as well as tons of ...
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After seeing the interest in the DFW BP meetup and noticing many new investors clamoring for a place to meet, I figured it might be worthwhile to post a collective list of the DFW REIAs that I'm familiar with and a li...
Looking at purchasing a business with real estate. First contact was made with the seller's broker. The sellers have no specific terms (at least for now). They would like to have an initial meeting to discuss the term...
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What is the Augusta Rule?
The Augusta Rule, known to the IRS as Section 280A, allows homeowners to rent out their home for up to 14 days per year without needing to report the rental income on their individual tax re...
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I read an article on this sites blog recently that suggested joining/creating a mastermind group of individuals from different real estate markets who email, facebook or phone conference together once or twice a month...
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I started a syndication business with a friend from college a couple years ago. We have secured and currently operate 72 units in Florida. All of these properties have been acquired with our own capital and with capit...
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Hey everyone!My name is Brian and I'm a NYC public school teacher and online entrepreneur. I have been fortunate enough to have a successful online business that is truly passive and it's allowed me to have some extr...
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Howdy from Austin, TX! I followed my heart to Austin, married my high school sweetheart, and recently became a father of a beautiful baby girl. When I am not working my 8-5 business development job, I enjoy being a da...