Hello everyone!  I am new to real estate investing and to BiggerPockets.  I am a freelance producer and also own a production company.  I mainly work on commercials, but have done everything from music videos to tv to...

A friend just told me he is getting a divorce, and they have owned their home for less than 2 years. (February 2016 purchase date.)How does divorce affect Capital Gains on this purchase? After one year, it's long term...

Hi BP Community!I just wanted to share some lessons learned during my recent purchase of my first rental property through a turnkey provider. Overall, my experience has been smooth with only few minor hiccups along th...

Need some advice, please.We have a lot of Hispanic families in my rental neighborhood, but they rarely apply for our units (not sure why, except some Craigslist ads do advertise that they speak Spanish), so I don't ha...

Should You Ever Let Your Tenant Be Late with the Rent?

In may of this year I decided to sell one of my units. I gave the tenant a notice to vacate. The tenant did not pay rent for the last month and did about $5,000 with of damage / junk removal to the unit. Carpet is tr...

I had to evict Mamma and her babies last Spring. Now, just as we are about ready to put this one on the market. She has made another appearance. I found a new hole and explored it and removed her new nest before the b...

Economic Update
(Monday, May 10, 2021)
Are you making love less? I thought so. Apparently you’re not alone. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of babies born in the U.S. dropped by ...

Hello my name is Andrea. I am from Miami, FL and new to the world of investing. I've been lurking around the BP website for a couple of months now and today I've decided to finally introduce myself. I came across ...

Didn't know where else to post this....For those that have CPAs whether for the first time or habitual use, do you get an electronic organizer each  year to fill in all your 1099- info, w2 (if you have), SchE data, et...