Trent Paulk
How do you determine...
Prior to purchasing a property, how can you determine if it's legal to short term rent it?
Kelly Anna Geiser
Big rehab project - advice needed!
Hi all, I may be embarking on a big rehab project for a single family home in east Austin and would love to connect with someone who has experience with rehab projects/has any advice they can share with me before I ge...
Shane Humes
Strategy for transferring personal money to LLC
To get started in real estate investing, I am creating an LLC. In order to start, I will need to give my "LLC" self some money from my "personal" self for down payments, rehab costs, etc. I would like to eventually ...
Andrew Michael
Phone Scripts To Use When Talking To Potential Sellers
I have had a few people ask me about phone scripts so I thought I would share the form I created. This is a mix of my own experience, BP suggestions, BP podcasts, etc. so take it for what it is. I use this form to h...
Ben Lee
Using LLC to offset Rental income against Active income (W2/Capital gains)
From my research, I understood that my rental property paper losses could offset my W2 income/capital gains if: (1) my AGI is under $150k, (2) the property is a short-term rental, or (3) I have a Real Estate Professio...
Lamont Marable
Duplex Conversation or Accessory Apartment in Waldorf Md.
Hey BP! I'm thinking about doing a duplex conversion in my city and split the meters. Our codes aren't clear cut like other counties in my area as there is no R-2 zone. Rather, there is what's called an "Accessory ...
Gregory Dickerson Jr
New investor from Detroit Michigan
What's up guys,My name is Gregory Dickerson Jr. I'm a new investor in the Metro Detroit area. I currently make my living as a graphic designer and I'm looking to real estate as a method to better myself financially—bu...
Jason Muenster
Would you consider a property built in the 1800’s?
I’m looking at acquiring my first property thanks to Bigger Pockets, and am analyzing a residential 6 unit that was originally built in the late 1800’s. The property looks to be in pretty good shape considering its a...
Colin Charles
Baltimore City small multi family
I recently viewed a SFH that I would like to purchase and convert to a 2 unit. The current zoning is R 6 (Low density rowhouse neighborhoods. Accommodates detached and semi-detached dwellings, rowhouse developments an...
Jonatan Nir
Due diligence for first time multi family buyer
Hello BP members!
So far I purchased single family homes and I want to buy my first multi family property.
I am looking to buy 20-30 units.
I would like to know what are the due diligence checks I need to for mult...