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In my mind there are 4 general categories of participants in real estate investing
1- ADVISORS - Attorneys, accountants, title company employees, contractors, appraisers, etc - usually compensated fixed fee or per h...
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2 Big Reasons Why I Think You Should Give Yourself a COVID19 Stimulus Package with Cost SegTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin extended the Federal Tax Deadline by three months. Which means you now have until July 15th ...
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Hello everyone. I’ve been doing some market research on Racine, Wisconsin for potential rental opportunites. It’s my first real estate investment deal and I’m a bit on the fence about pulling the trigger in this parti...
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Roofs confuse me.
I know that issues with a roof can make or break a deal or turn a big profit into a loss, but I'm a bit lost in the roof lingo. When a listing claims "new roof" can this mean multiple things? And wh...
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Good day bigger pockets family question:Would you fix property B with equity from property A or would you purchase property C with equity from property A.I Live in New York City looking to invest in Jacksonville or...
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Hi everyone,I’ve had the hardest time figuring out if 1099 independent contractors working as real estate agents qualify to get money from the government under the disaster sba forgivable loans. It seems that we do, b...
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Hello, this is my first post outside of my new member introduction so go easy on me regarding format and if this type of post is allowed here. But as you see in the title I am having a very hard time finding good and ...
My fiancee and I have been long distance for the last few years, but we're finally making the plans for her to move to California in August. The major issue we're facing is that we don't know what she will do for work...
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I wanted to know your thoughts on this. I was thinking of moving close to $200k from an old 401k account into SDIRA. I’m not much familiar with SD custodians. Only one I know is Speciaized trust company. Do they vary...
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I recently met with a CPA and he recommended I invest in a hotel for tax purposes. Longer story there, but I've since found a discounted hotel that seems to be a good opportunity. What resources, or people, have folks...