Hello All. My name is Kristen and I am a 33 year old mother and wife. I am getting a late start in life, but I am now ready to take risks and boost any income to make my family and I more comfortable. I am extremely t...

Hello everyone! Just a quick introduction... My name is Louis Grigoletti and I am a new member of the BiggerPockets community. I am currently reading The Book on Rental Property Investing and I feel very excited about...

Hi everyone,I'm evaluating a condo in Panama Beach City Florida for a short term rental.  Here are the numbers:Purchase Price: 290kARV: 285k - 300kNo major renovation is required.  Here are the monthly expenses as I'v...

I see a lot of investors get excited about depreciation because property values usually go up, but investors can report they went down on their taxes.I am skeptical this is actually an advantage.For example, commercia...

There is a lot of discussion about how to approach appreciation in RE investing, but say you got lucky. Then what?My specific situation is that I have a property that I purchased for $300K, is now worth $600K, and sti...

My son just (yesterday) bought his first house. It turned out I had to co-sign with him. I was honest and told the loan underwriters that I was picking up a new Tesla this week. They said I couldn't get a new loan,...

Hi! I’m new-ish to real estate with two properties. I have 100k and want to start a “real” real estate business. What would you all start with? And in what city? Curious...

I'm looking at a deal that is relatively close to home. I run a consulting business that makes my money but by nature has no passive to residual income component - thats a whole other discussion ;). I'm interested in ...