I want to reduce my taxable income as much as possible. (Selling stocks and want to avoid long-term capital gains.)Maxing out the 401k is $18,500, standard deduction is $24,000. My question is, what does the bank look...

A few weeks ago a supply pipe had broken in the unit. The water was shut off and the leak was repaired immediately. There is now a hole in the ceiling from cutting through the drywall/plaster. I have found a contracto...

Hi there.I have a tenant moving out on Feb 29th. He asks the inspection to be done a few days beforehand. I guess it is because he would be busy moving that day. What would you suggest I do in this case? Is it a good ...

I've been landlording a while now and I've now come to the conclusion that unless the numbers support a full rehab (and by "full", I mean completely redone the way I want it), I'm not interested in doing it.  I've bou...

There’s been a LOT of hype about purchasing property SUBJECT TO existing financing.  With YouTube videos, seminars and mentorship’s exploding around this niche, there are plenty of inexperienced buyers and sellers goi...

Ooopss.. I post it in the wrong forum. I just moved it from General Info to Starting Out. Here's my story.

I owned a condo with 2 bedroom and 2 bath. I rented the other bedroom to help pay my mortgage. I found out af...

Hi,I have done and still own some small multi families in NJ area since I live with in the hour drive. Being that competition is big, it no longer makes sense the numbers that have to be offered in order to get the de...

Hello everyone-I've been eating up the podcasts and blog posts regularly for the last 3 months, learning a ton, but now finally jumping into participating in the community. What a cool resource this is – thanks to an...

Little backstory...my husband and I bought our first home in 2015. When we started trying for a family in 2016, my husband got into all things bigger pockets, and read/listened to everything he could get his hands on....