Daniel Soovajian
Feedback on first out of state market to invest in
Hello! My wife and I are ready to start our real estate investment journey and are looking for some feedback on what market to start in. First, a bit of context: we recently moved to Vancouver, WA have found it very c...
John Carbone
Bonus depreciation for STR Material Participation
Has anyone filed taxes yet as a W-2 employee who owns only STR, rents for on average less than 7 days per rental (STR), and materially participates (usually requires 100 hours or more in a year and more than anyone el...
Ryan Kelley
Supreme Court Lifting CDC's Eviction Moratorium
I know a landlord who said that he will unload some units when the eviction moratorium ends, but I don't understand why.
With the flexibility of evicting non-paying tenants returning as a card to play, I would assum...
Gary Holloway
House Hacking During Stateside Mobilization?
I am gearing up for a stateside mobilization for 400 days (Title 10) with 45 days of Title 32 up front. I would like to purchase a duplex (or better) and BRRRR it while living in it. When my orders conclude, I would...
Dave Olverson
Closing Costs Seem High in Indy
Hi All,I am looking at a deal currently on a $72,000 property, where the loan amount would be $57,600 (20%).Everything looks good and the rate from the lender is 4.75%, which works well for me.The closing costs are st...
Timothy Frazier
Subject to question from seller
Help me out from the sellers perspective.Say the seller understands and agrees to concept knowing it stays on their credit.What, from the sellers perspective, protects them if I don’t pay? Say either I pass away or I ...
Samuel Merrick
More money down or keep more in the bank?
I'm closing on my second deal in the coming weeks on a buy-and hold-single family house that I plan to house hack. I'm still waiting for my appraisal to come back which in large part will dictate how much money I'm pu...
Sarah Lorenz
Combined purchase amount
If I sell an investment property for say, $500,000, using a 1031, can I buy two new investment properties for 200K each with 100K for repairs if it is wrapped into the loan?
Jackie E.
New Member from Lehigh Valley PA
The train is finally leaving the station; I have joined BiggerPockets!! For months I have been educating myself about real estate and home ownership by reading several publications, attending seminars and taking a rea...
Rocky R.
Can we succeed finding properties on MLS (Redfin, Realtor)?
Hello,
Is there space for a layman investor to actually find a good deal on ready to occupy homes listed on Redfin, Realtor etc?
Most of the discussions people have seem to be buying a not so great property and t...