I'm a first time buyer / investor looking for ADU candidate in the 500-600K range in Hayward / Castro Valley / San Leandro / E Oakland. J Martin has suggested this strategy in the forums; Chris May is also pursuing it...

Hi all!  Newbie here and appreciate all of your expertise in this community. We are looking to rent (either STR or MTR) the lower level of our house. I will discuss this with our CPA as well, but wanted your input on ...

Howdy all just looking for some insight from other brokers, lenders and investors in the area and beyond..I've posted regarding the state of the Oregon & southern California Coastal market, and as expected we've s...

Hey all, I just got the inspection back on a property I was looking to buy. The top issues include: - P trap improperly plumbed in bathroom- Moisture stain in one of the bedrooms- Double taps in electrical panel - Fal...

Hi all! My name is Brian and this is my first BiggerPockets post. I came across the podcast a while back and began researching the site. This seems like a wonder community that I am happy to join and hopefully contrib...

Hi,I am looking for some tax guidance on my first ground up construction. In this scenario, say I acquired the property for $1M and the city tax assessor has it documented that my land is worth 900k and the building i...

I just finished last year's taxes and have a large passive loss (after depreciation) on my rentals. But being a passive investor with large W2 income, I cannot benefit from the tax loss (at least thats what my account...

HiWe need some advice on this strange situation. A friend owns a good cash flowing low income Multi family property in TX. This MFH property is 50+ years old and the City wants to enforce recent building codes on thi...

Hello everyone. This is my first post and I'm looking forward to hearing any suggestions.  My husband and I have owned a duplex in Peterborough Ontario for 5 years and recently it has come to light that it may be zone...

I am trying to use the home style loan for my first property and i was wondering ccan you be your own GC and do some of the wrok yourself and save money?