James Bird
Greetings from Eastern Utah
Hello Bigger Pockets, I'm James but my out-of-state friends call me Utah.I'm new to BP and investing. I've only been on BP a few days and have already got awesome feedback in the forums. Any tips/advice would be appre...
David Lao
Depreciation to offset W2 income
This is a hypothetical situation. Billy has a day job earning $100,000 per year in California. He wants to build a real estate empire in his local market as the king of residential real estate (1-4 units). What value ...
John Underwood
Just rented a Vrbo and was surprised at the level of upkeep
We rented a small house In lower GA on Vrbo. I am torn on what kind of review to leave.Here is what was wrong:Rotten trim on the front porchPorch deck board with a lot of play indicating support beam underneath needed...
Michael Ryland
New investor from Roseville, CA
Hello my name is Michael and I’m excited to learn as much as I can from like minded people. I’m interested in the buy and hold strategy with single family or small multi family properties. I’ve started looking in the ...
Liz Rogers
Ductless HVAC/Zone Systems
Hey guys!For those of you that are flipping and/or fixing up and holding.. We are renovating a house to rent out. The HVAC estimate we received was more than we were expecting because there is no crawl space/cellar a...
Paul D.
Who to consult with regarding structuring ownership of rentals?
My family and I live in CA and we currently have four SFR in Idaho. Technically those four properties are in the name of a deceased family member, as his sole and separate property. We are the beneficiaries of the dec...
Brian Davis
STR tax benefits for small business owner
Hello,I wanted to try to fully understand what the tax benefits are for someone who is looking to get into STR investing and trying to navigate tax benefits.Basically my family has a small business that I am part owne...
Michael Plaks
Caution story: Cost segregation done WRONG
I have written before about the pitfalls of cost segregation, for example here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/831924-beware... and here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1075919-five-......
Mike Jakobczak
The Truth about your E-mail Account
I apologize for anyone who falls into this category but I need to discuss this because it's a pet peeve that bothers me so much!
The Truth about Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahhooo accounts!
I'm tired of receiving e-mails f...
Arda Bircan
Short Term Rental Tax Loophole for Physicians
Investing in short-term rental (STR) properties and using the STR Tax Loophole is one of the few tax strategies that can save physicians with a fairly high W2 income 6 figures in taxes without working full-time in rea...