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I’ve been pondering the idea of self managing my rental properties but starting/running it as a business and making a company out of it vs. using a rental management company someone else owns. Anyone done this? Pros &...
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Is there anyone with experience in short term rental arbitrage and willing to help a beginner like myself figure out how to get started? I am talking about renting an apartment in a desirable vacation destination and ...
Hey everyone,
I recently became a real estate agent and am selling my own flip. My question is for taxes is it better to not take commission and take the profit as capital gain or take commission and it be a taxed li...
Market is very very high in my area right now with people fleeing the city. I have a house i am in a deal with atm. After it is fixed up it will be worth around 330k. It will cost me and my team 55k-60k to fix it up. ...
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About to get my first property under contract but Seller wants good faith deposit. wouldn't mind doing this but the profit margin is already really slim. What should I do?
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(Living in northern Ohio)
Has anyone had experience with flipping house or building spec houses? If so, pros and cons to both and which do you prefer?
Thank you very much!
Steve
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Hello!I am getting ready to rent out my first property. The plan has always been traditional rentals. I like the tax benefits of it (expense deductions, depreciation, 1031 exchanges). However my realtor is really tryi...
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Fixer upper, 3/2 SFR - how do I get a cash buyer for this?
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On episode 392 of the Bigger Pockets Podcast Todd Baldwin of the South Seattle market explained how he buys houses and rents them by the room. In order to avoid conflicts among strangers he offers untraditional amenit...
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Hello my real estate family,Is the "65% of ARV" rule engraved in stone? Should I not waste my time on a seller or "motivated seller" that is just not budging on the extra 10-20k I need to make the property meet the 65...