I have read that now its only legal to invest 10% of your liquid net worth in a trust deed in California. So if you want to buy a 100k trust deed you need to have a cool million in the bank. I have also read that yo...

Hi, BP family. Quick question..We found a property being sold as is for 25k. However there’s a mold issue (not severe). Work needed is 8k.ARV is 63k. I believe I can leverage the fact that there’s mold to lower the as...

So my tenant has been asking about upgrading the vanity in her unit. The current Vanity is a small 24" vanity, it's not in bad shape, but I agreed a 30" vanity would be nicer in that space. So far I've told her I migh...

I'm curious to see how many people actually have enough deductions to not pay any income tax on their cashflow at the end of the year? If you own buy and hold properties, do you pay tax at the end of the year, or not?...

Hi everyone!This is my *personal* home...not a rental. I live in a contemporary-style Cedar home. We have updated it a lot over the years and now I'm beginning on my living room.The living room has a cathedral ceiling...

As a specialized real estate CPA, I'm here to provide expert guidance on your most complex tax matters, from navigating 1031 exchanges and cost segregation studies to optimizing your rental property deductions and han...

It's not often you get a deal like the one that I got. It started back in 2004 when my building decided to go condo. I never bought anything in my life but I figured this was one thing or opportunity that I would not ...

I spend a bit of time reading and contributing to different forums...  Real Estate, FIRE/Early Retirement, Sailing, Overlanding - and every time I come here to BP I'm left wondering why the discussions/goals I see on ...

Ok - i'll admit, the subject line of this post is a bit sensational.  I'm not going to jail. Not for this anyway. (But maybe for my killer dance moves.)But here's the question i'll pose to the BiggerPockets crowd. (I'...