Jonathan McKay
Under Contract for a 12-plex, should I cost segregate?
I've just come under contract for a 12-unit apartment in Spokane, WA that was built in the 70's and remodeled in 2014. Purchase price was $720,000, and I intend to hold on to the property for >5 years. It is not pa...
Nghi Le
Is S-Election Necessary for High W2 Salary
I've always heard that I should use a corporation to reduce self-employment taxes while doing fix-n-flips. However, I've heard that you only need to pay high SE taxes up to $130k. If my W2 Salary is $130k+, then my ...
Bienes Raices
Water heater -- depreciate, or treat as a repair?
I had a new water heater installed in the rental (before I placed the rental in service, if that matters). Do I have to depreciate the water heater like I would a kitchen appliance, or is it okay to treat it as a repa...
Mike G.
Requesting help in understanding safe harbor applications
Hi BP,I recently incurred significant expenses for the exterior of one of my properties, and am requesting your assistance in understanding what I may be able to deduct in the current year. I would classify each of t...
Allison Karrels
How much Cap Ex Reserves do you have?
Right now I am in contract to purchase my 6th rental SFH. I have been putting aside $100/month/property for a while now and have about $10,000 sitting in a cap ex reserves savings account so that I am prepared for th...
Omar Johnson
Rapport: The Ultimate Marketing Tool
The ultimate purpose of any marketing effort is to persuade your prospects to do business with you. Gaining the trust and commitment of a prospect is a necessary step to gaining a client. In order to become a client...
Mathios Yonan
Ways to Creative Finance
Anyone have youtube videos, podcast episodes, or articles that teach you ways to make a creative finance offer?
Scott Showers
Multi- Channel Marketing
Hi gang;I’ve been hearing and reading a lot about using multi-channel marketing for REI campaigns So I thought I would offer my input. In most cases the term multi-channel marketing refers to an integrated campaign us...
Virginia Hunt
1031 Exchange worth it?
Hi BiggerPockets! I'm pretty new to the forums but I've been using BiggerPockets as a resource on and off for a few years. I'm getting more serious about real estate investing- I was a full time architecture graduate ...
Marshall Shen
Takeaways of doing deal analysis
Hi all,
I have done some deal analyses and received useful feedback from you all! First of all, I want to say THANK YOU for all the mentorship, I have felt a lot more confident about real estate investing.
As the ne...