David Pointer
What is the exit strategy for BTR?
I understand build to rent (BTR) is a new strategy developers are using to exit their projects sooner. As I understand, the developers are willing to sell a whole community (e.g., a townhouse community) to an investor...
Josh Smith
Schedule E (Passive losses) -> 1040 (personal income)?
Hi
I recently had my 2022 taxes prepared (not yet filed) from a firm and I noticed that they took line 26 of Schedule E “Total rental real estate and royalty income or (loss)”, which is say -$5,000 (notice the minus/...
Brandon Yuan
Inspection for a 30 units Apartment
Hi all:I just got a 30 units apt offer accepted. Now here comes the fun (hard work) part. I have a few questions regards to physical inspection during due diligence that I'd appreciate some inputshould I just walk eac...
Nicholas Drez
Greenhorn Real Estate Investor in Chicago
I graduated from college a few years ago. I have worked in the medical field, the health insurance industry, and most recently the automotive industry. When I found BiggerPockets, the idea of achieving financial freed...
Noah Bacon
What Phase are you in on the SMARTER way to invest in Real Estate?
It may be difficulty to identify what stage you're at in your investing career, especially early on! Have you heard of The SMARTER way to invest in Real Estate? BiggerPockets has broken down the 7 SMARTER phases of Re...
Nathan Vaughan
Retirement Planning for Real Estate Investors
Looking for retirement planning options. Employer 401k is not an option. My income is W2 income and the passive income from investing via rentals owned in a one member LLC with no employees. Roth IRA is not an option....
Danny Randazzo
Global Real Estate Conference Scam?
Has anyone received an email from a url "realestatevegas2020.com" saying you are selected as an award finalist for a multifamily conference in December 2020 in Vegas? Below is what the email says. Let me know what you...
Ramsey Blankenship
Need inputs on phasing renovations.
My partner and I purchased a 6 unit complex in Shreveport, La. roughly 8 months ago. The property is in a less than attractive neighborhood however Shreveport is very block by block and sometimes home by home. After o...
Zachary Hickman
Tiny Home Neighborhood - Septic System Advice
I'm working on developing a 15 acre plot of land in "rural" Florida and could use some advice. It's currently zoned agriculture and we intend to keep it that way for the time being. Zoning allows us to build tiny home...
Michael Worley
Primer on Banks and why they aren't all the same
I enjoy reading Bigger Pockets and listening to the podcasts. I’m also a bit of numbers geek naturally so I try to break down things to the basic arithmetic most of the time.What I have found is that there is an abund...