Josh Stack
A "Hall Analysis" of Gastonia as a Market for Buy&Hold Rentals
Hey Everyone,There has been some good discussion about Gastonia lately, particularly in this thread started by @Johnny Szeto. While there has been some excellent discussion and some anecdotal evidence shared by @Ty...
Account Closed
Cost Segregation Study
I got a call the other day from a cost segregation firm. He estimates that I can use bonus depreciation to get effectively $900k of depreciation in the first year. This is due to taking advantage of bonus depreciati...
Chuck B.
Dear landlord pros... please evaluate my plan so far.
Dear Old Pros,
I'd love your critique of my situation and plan if you can spare the time. I'll lay it all out there in the hope that some folks might have some useful insights or advice.
I've been an "amateur" inve...
Ricky Mai
The future of Airbnb
Hi,Are laws cracking down on Airbnb? I just heard on a BiggerPocket podcast that someone was killing it Airbnb. I got excited so I decided to look into it. Everything looked great in my area, Southern California, for ...
Chris Martin
DJT on taxes: "There’s nothing to learn from them." Agree or Not?
The quote in the title is from The Associated Press in 2016. Apparently, the government will release redacted DJT taxes soon. I don't know much at this point other than what NY Times wrote about in this article THE PR...
Kristen Williams
My Owner Building Portfolio, Asks Me for a 3% Discount off PM fee
We have worked hard to build our relationships over time, with owners and investors, and we are even expanding. We have done this by evaluating workload, and setting fair Property Management rates with our owners, on ...
Kurt Granroth
Thoughts on ethical concerns regarding syndicated deals
This topic may be a bit more esoteric than most on this forum, but it does matter to me, and it stands to reason that it might matter to others. I posted a quick comment related to this in another thread and got a th...
Jack Tucker
Turned a $52k condo into $6250 in rent / month. Forget 2%, This is an 8.3% PROPERTY!
How to make $6250 rent a month on a condo? Here's how I did it. BANK CALLED ME and I agreed to buy a condo they were about to take back in Athens Georgia near UGA. 3 story, 5 bed, 4 bath with nearly 3000 square feet. ...
Austin Rankin
What are my essential needs to be successful?
There is so many software's and "must haves" in the real estate investing world that i do not know where to go to what to do. I need to know if having a CRM software and/or VA/VA's really helps that much. I currently ...
RJ Jackson
Rental that doesn't meet the 1% rule
Thoughts about purchasing a brand new home that doesn't meet the 1% rule.
It's near a new elementary in a growing area outside of Austin. 205k, 3/2, rent is about 1500 in the area. It will be my first rental which is...