Brandon Stafford
Transition to Full Time Investor
Which aspect would have helped you reach your goals more quickly when first starting out investing in real estate with a full time career?1. Higher income than the average W2 wage earner 2. More time available than t...
Missy Price
HCE Wage Earner with Rental Properties - Tax deduction & Pass-thr
Hello Forum members, I need your help. I am a W-2 Wage earner with adjusted income above $150K and unable to deduct the rental losses on my 2 properties. I have a registered LLC, but the properties are not titled in t...
Jason V.
$15 per Hour Minimum Wage Effects?
Here in good old New York there is a huge push to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour. I'm not here to start a political debate! Hopefully we can all agree to leave politics out of this discussion, no matter what side ...
J Reid
Avoiding City Wage Tax- High Income w/Duplex
Hey All,
I currently live in Delaware where I pay a modest amount of taxes. I own the property here and will be renting it out during the coming months.
The house in buying is a duplex in the Philadelphia, and I wa...
Eric Jackson
Choosing a neighborhood for your first SF rental
What are the top three thing you look for in a neighborhood when buying a SFH to rent?
Will E.
How to Evaluate a Real Estate Economy Over Time?
Is there a web site that would help me to see changes in a local area's real estate economy over that last N years? I'm interested in economies that are driven by high tech growth. Because not only do these economi...
Brad Gibson
Impact of Ending $600 Federal Unemployment Supplement
With the end of the federal supplemental unemployment benefits ($600 per week) in July, will we see huge increases in missed rent payments in Sept?While many here have anecdotally reported that they are collecting ren...
Sam Hudacek
Should I add an STR(s) to my LTR business to take advantage of the STR Tax loophole?
Hey BP! I currently own a couple multi-family properties that are all LTRs and work a full time 6-figure job, so becoming an RE pro is almost impossible. I max out the $25k to offset my W2 under passive activity rules...
Tim Smith
How do high wage earners benefit from real estate related tax deductions?
Longtime lurker, first post. Thanks to the BiggerPockets community for all the invaluable advice -- it's helped me personally and professionally for many years.
Here's my question: This year my wages at my non-real...
Mason V.
How should you approach lenders for preapproval?
I plan on talking to some of the local credit unions, small banks and mortgage brokers in the area prior to seriously finding my first deal(s). Before I go in though I would like to know how best to present myself and...