Carolyn Hodo
Taxes on rental property with fiancé
Hi all,This year, my fiancé and I bought and moved into a house, and started renting out the old house. The old house is in just my name (the new house is in both our names). Both our names are on the lease as the lan...
Joel Nobles
Tips for looking financially better for lenders
Looking to get into real estate investing. Primarily rental properties. I have saved up a good amount first my first investment, but dont have enough income to get approved for a certain amount, any idea of what i can...
David Jackson
One is better than Two?
200k cash, would it be feasible to get 2 properties with 100k down each for rental? Or how would you go about it? SFH only.
Maximo Jacobo
Cash Savings sitting in my bank account
Hello Bigger Pockets folks
I am new to real estate and plan to invest in the market a year from now (when I am financially better on paper). I am currently working on my education and my finances. However, in the me...
Blaine Chapman
Transferring Property from and S-Corp
Hello all,This is my first post here on BP. I've been perusing for a bit and haven't found the exact answer I am looking for. Here is my situation:I have a business in Georgia, registered as an S-Corp, and that S-Corp...
Jeremy Porter
Unveiling the Mysteries: Are Properties Priced High Due to the Neighborhood?
As a property manager navigating the complex and dynamic world of real estate, one of the most pressing and recurrent questions that looms large is whether the exorbitant prices of certain properties are solely attrib...
Robin Searle
Short term rentals being assessed as commercial property
I'm curious if any other counties are looking at changing the assessment of residential short term rentals to commercial for the purposes of property tax like El Paso County (Colorado Springs) is? This idea was recen...
Joe Edwards-Hoff
General % to factor for property maintenance?
Hey all,
I am currently just researching and practicing right now. One thing I have been doing is assessing the cash-on-cash value of certain properties in my town. I factor in vacancy rates and some other stuff, bu...
Mike Sola
negative cash flow but postive ROI through taxes
Hey everyone!I was listening to BP episode 335 or 334 and I heard something interesting. The speaker mentioned that either he or someone he knew invested in a very expensive property which had negative monthly cash fl...
Casey Rouse
Property taxes > Mortgage
My property taxes are now 76% of my mortgage. Last year we had a double digit increase, and almost double digit again this year. This is not only a direct attack on investors, but also retirees and other people on fix...