I have always been using a 85% building and 15% land value for calculating my depreciation basis. Now my accountant is saying I have to use the tax basis and the county is assessing most properties in my county at 50%...

So I had one of my rental having many leaks issues that we needed to remove the flooring and repipe half of the house plumping (mind you - its concrete slab, such a pain.) while my tenant is occupying it. when I bough...

Ok, So I am just starting my RE journey and I found this "potential" deal but I'm sure there are some things I'm missing. Perhaps just by posting this someone will snatch this property up but I wanted to see what y'al...

Hello beautiful people of BP,So, I'm no CPA, but it would seem that if I do not apply my original down payment on a property towards the new purchase, it would not be taxable as it wasn't actually a gain. So if I orig...

I was wondering how you evaluate investment with limited or no equities such as STR arbitrage. Since when the lease is up, you have nothing in the deal other than a few years old furniture, whose value would be limite...

Hi All - When selling a property with the intention of immediately buying another building via a 1031 exchange, can anyone recommend strategies for removing or at least lessening the risk of running out of time to mee...

Hi Everyone, I bought a 3 bedroom, 2bathroom home on the California coast at the bottom of the market in 2011 at a 3.99 interest rate. I also have a 4th backyard bedroom on the property. I would like to buy a second h...

Hey everyone,I'm going to preface this by saying this will be about blockchain technology and no, this has nothing to do with ICOs or the hype or any get rich investing advice. Frankly, I'm more interested in the unde...

I am getting ready to finalize a contract on a potential rental property. The property looks great, we got a good price, and it will cashflow. My only concern is that the previous owner had a cat for many years. The u...

We are new to Bigger Pockets, and after listening to a webcast and reading some on the forums, we were presented with an opportunity to purchase a home as a rental property (duplex with ADU (mother in law suite). We a...