My wife and I are interested in purchasing rental properties on a buy-and-hold basis when we settle down in Northern California in about 9-10 years. She is currently a medical student and obligated to serve 8 years in...

I have a plan to start a real estate rental company? I haven’t even purchased my first property. Do you recommend I start an LLC before I start? What is the benefit of forming an LLC? If it is not necessary or benefic...

Hi gang,
I'm just starting to look into/learn about commercial lending, and of course the terms on residential loans are typically better, sometimes by a large margin.
David Greene and other BP hosts talk about how ...

I'm wondering if anybody in the BP Nation (thanks Will Barnard) has taken Dave Van Horn's PPR Mentoring program? If so can you please comment on your personal results?

Thanks!

I saw a other "discussion" between two old timers on BP and it got me thinking.....When some of us do renovations, we put in the toughest most durable products we can find, expecting they will stand up to the tenants....

Hi All,I'm wondering who out there has had success implementing the BRRRR strategy in the Midwest or in some other high-cash-flow area while living out of state. Too much trouble to be worth it, or something worth inv...

Entertaining the idea of building something unique and smart for the Austin, Texas area or other parts of the country. I’m in the research phase and want to see what people think and maybe make some connections for f...

I purchased my first SF rental in the spring of 2019. It was a foreclosure in a town of around 15,000 people. The home was a 3 bed 2 bath with a hole in the roof, missing flooring, and general neglect. They were askin...

Hello, Bigger Pockets community! I opened an account a few months back and have learned a lot from reading different posts and conversations, but this is the first time I've posted anything.Anyway, here's my question....

I want to make sure I rack up 750 hours doing real estate this year to get my losses counted against my W2 earnings. I have 6 units and it is taking up lots of my time.
The question is what counts ? For example to se...