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Economic Update
(Monday, June 21, 2021)
Fire has always been part of Southern California’s ecosystem, but today’s wildfires are more intense, more frequent, and more dangerous than ever. The memories of massive bla...
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Ok, so I know that none of us have a crystal ball. However, I want to get opinions on purchasing in the next 3 months. This isn't tied to any specific scenario, let's talk in the general sense of purchasing real estat...
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Hello BP forums, my name is Oscarr Douglas, I am 29, and I live in Lubbock TX. I am making this post for a few reasons but before I dive in, I want to give you a heads up that it may be a little long. Having said that...
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Hi everyone, I live in Texas and a newbie of sorts. I’m looking at buying one or two turnkey rental income investment homes in the Memphis TN area located in zip code 38127. Doing my own due diligence it appears tha...
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How many properties does a person need to hold to justificy 750 hours? For example if you own a two family house and rent both units it would be hard to justify that you worked 750 hours to maintain this. IRS does not...
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Hello fine people of BiggerPockets. I currently work full time in logistics. My wife, Mav, is a stay at home (property manager) mom with our 5 month old son. We are fairly new to the business of buy and hold deals. We...
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I got introduced to BP yesterday and tried to read as much as I can but did not find some specific details for a beginner. I guess it depends what your goals are. So here are my details
I am 30 years old married with...
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New here. Feel free to point me to previous posts on this.I'm using AirDNA Rentalizer and when I check the listed comps (i.e. actually clicking on the AirBNB link and checking price + future availability) it doesn't s...
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Please if you like to share, pretty please with a cherry on the top, do so only if you personally or your operations reflect this question, thank you:
"I know we all here share plenty of advice to stay away from cert...