I live in SF Bay Area, CA, and have a fancy tech job that I enjoy (at least I did before COVID). Have about $8k a month to invest in real estate after maxing retirement accounts thanks to high income and modest lifest...

Hi!I've recently started my journey into real estate investing. I am interested in buy/hold SFH rentals and have around 30k in capital to invest. I'm looking to invest out of state because I live in the Bay Area, but ...

Hello BP.I have recently began my journey into buying my first property.  I have my financing in order and now it is time to start running numbers and making offers.  I've heard people say that you shouldn't get emoti...

Hi everyone!What a great community we have at Bigger Pockets! I'm already halfway through the podcasts since joining only a couple of weeks ago. I look forward to participating, learning, and hopefully partnering up...

I've done quite bit of reading on real estate investing, listened to a lot of the great BiggerPockets podcasts and am very familiar with CRE (as I pro forma the financials from the end user standpoint). That said, I'm...

I bought a house for $63000 7 years ago I owe $51000 now and value of home went up $10,000 since I bought ..its a owner finance my friend owns house will appraise for $84000 -$90,000 should I try to get a mortgage for...

Hello BP! I am looking to get into a deal but do not know if I am missing something or worse am moving too slowly on a potential bargain in Philadelphia. A friend is thinking of selling their Quadplex and I heard it c...

Hi All,I want to know what your investment rules are for buy and hold investments, specifically SFRs.  I know about the 1% rule, 2% rule, the 50% rule etc...that's not what I'm asking about.  I'm trying to figure out ...

Hi BP team,How should a property owner's level of equity inform the structure of seller-financed offers?I love the idea of making multiple offers on a property where total offer amounts differ based on financing struc...

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I'm on the verge of purchasing my first RE investment (s). Keeping neighborhood classes out of the argument and risk aversion is irrelevant, what would YOU do? As far as finances and tax advantages go!?

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