I am looking for advise on how to best utilize CCA in my rental properties. As I understand it CCA can be used to lower your taxable income, but it is recaptured when the property sells. Is it worth claiming this dedu...

Please advise if anyone has utilized an estimating company to review or put together a budget for a property being auctioned. The property is occupied and therefore does not allow for it to be viewed prior to the auct...

Why is Fresno so coy about the monthly charges for utilities?  It's funny - the FAQ on the city website under "what are the fees for utilities" is answered with a non-answer with some vague mention that fees are calcu...

Hey All, I'm pretty sure I already know the answer, but in an attempt to better serve our seller and go above and beyond, I wanted to ask the community for the off chance that someone knows of some way to structure th...

Hello BP community,

My name is Ryan I currently live in San Diego,CA and I’m ready to start investing in real estate. I’ve gone through many different plans on where to start but haven’t really come to any definitiv...

Hi , I am curious when buying a rehab using the Brrr method.. Do you use your actual purchase price plus any added improvements as the cost basis for depreciation.   Or can you use the new Appraised value minus the la...

All,I may have stumbled across a unique opportunity to acquire a lot for dirt cheap in the West Mifflin area. It used to have a house on it, so all the utilities are right there and the lot would not be difficult to b...

I posted this in another thread but hoping to get as much input as possible. I need some advise from other experienced investors that might’ve started their investing career with house hacking.My wife and I are close ...

Hi everyone,After reading a good number of experienced investors' posts from different forums, my wife and I have decided to finish our basement for short-term renting. Having said that, we would like to ask for your ...

I'm investigating opportunities to construct or renovate student housing near LSU. I want to know what to expect in terms of an appropriate expense rate per unit. Although tenants in this market pay for utilities othe...