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Hello, I'm new here and have always been interested in Real Estate as my father owns a home improvement (kitchen, flooring, bath, etc.) company in western Massachusetts but I haven't invested yet. It was always assume...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Family, I recently purchased a SFH in Miami using conventional 20% down, however, since I am a first time home buyer, I am claiming this as an Owner Occupant. I plan on rehabbing the property and ...
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Western and Upstate NY Landlords,My YouTube video call to action https://youtu.be/gi2wh6JEddgI have to say that this is our fault. While we have been keeping our heads down focusing on running our businesses and revi...
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I am interested to know what you do for Health Insurance after you left your W2 income to go full time in REI? I am wanting to plan for the future, since my goal is to be full time in 2 or 3 years. I have the option o...
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I am seeking a couple properties and looking for ways to avoid capital gains. The costs of homes are too high to roll over money through 1031 exchange. What other ways are there to avoid the capital gains
Apologies if this is in the wrong category. This seems like a fairly common issue, so I'm hoping someone will be able to offer some wisdom. My partner and I are trying to figure out how to equitably and fairly negotia...
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First...after a 1 year battle with Cancer my mother passed away...another year has gone by getting our lives back together, kids graduating college, etc. Many of you offered kind wishes and it was well appreciated. Th...
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I would love to get some thoughts on whether or not getting your real estate license and representing yourself when buying investment properties is really worth it? I've been swaying back and forth for a couple of mon...
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I was wondering which software you use to manage your rents, notes, or properties? Quicken is the first thing that comes to mind but I don't think it is specific to what we are looking for. Any ideas?
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My husband and I own one single family rental property. We are now looking to purchase vacation rental property.