Hi everyone! Im new to Biggerpockets and also to the Real Estate world. I live in Los Angeles and I just got licensed a few months ago so I'm as new as you can get. Everyone knows this is a very competitive city so as...

When a syndication or fund wants to buy an apartment building, for, let's say $10M, they have two basic options to finance it: 
- Debt
- Or Equity
Equity is expensive, as investors demand high returns. It takes on ...

Cost segregation has been a very popular tax strategy for real estate owners as it can provide significant tax savings. A cost segregation study is a strategic tax planning tool that separates the assets that have a s...

Here is my situation. I bought house in 2007 and lived in it from 2007 to 2012.

In 2012, I bought a new construction and moved into it in August of 2012. I kept my other home and converted it to a rental.

I was thin...

I'm under contract with a 3-family home in CT. We settled on 150k, a little higher than I hoped but all I was aware of it needing immediately was a new boiler heating system for the second floor unit (as the current o...

I seen a post about if you have a military background you can have a 0% down payment. If my brother was in the military can I utilize that 0% down because we are closely related or can he just put the property in his ...

Anybody with knowledge with taxes: what specific items can you deduct for tax purposes? I know you can claim depreciation on your home and gas for going to and from your investment home? Anybody have a list? I know I ...

Hello San Antonio BP landlords! I've got my first renter and have received her application, ran it through the TransUnion credit check service, called her current landlord and spoken to her employer. Everything checks...

What things can you deduct from a deposit?