Hi all -I recently hired a bookkeeper to setup Quickbooks for me for my rental business.  She entered 8 months of transactions for me and told me that for mortgage payments, she created a category of "Unallocated mort...

Hello BiggerPockets Community,
I'm embarking on an exciting journey to acquire and renovate a duplex from 1900, aiming to tackle the inherent challenges of outdated insulation and the lack of modern vapor and air bar...

I'd like to start an open discussion on a topic that is near and dear to my heart: fear of risk. I have struggled with this my whole life, and am kinda getting sick of this fear I have, so I've been taking steady step...

My wife and I purchased our first SF residence - 2Bd/1BA - at the end of July in Saint Paul, MN. The goal for this property is to add additional 500sqft of living space in an unfinished basement and add an additional ...

Hello all,My property manager has found a qualified tenant but she has a cat. Initially, I have always been hesitant to the idea of pets in general just because you can never be sure how well the pet is taken care of....

I'm looking at a SFH + ADU in Salt Lake City, UT as a potential house hack. Before I put in an offer, I want to run the numbers by some professionals.
The property is 4BD/2BA in total, with 2BD/1BA upstairs and 2BD/1...

My wife and I just recently started our search for an investment property. We originally wanted a property in Libertyville, IL, but it went too quickly and then one went on the market in Vernon Hills. Our agent contac...

Does anyone intentionally report higher taxable income (and obviously pay higher taxes) so they can qualify for financing, such as heloc or business line of credit?I understand there are alternative methods such as ha...

Hi Gang,I have a property that is currently a rental.  My parents are thinking of buying and adding to their portfolio and I would take the proceeds and 1031 exchanging into some more properties.  Does this violate th...

 I have been investing in real estate for the past eight years (part time mostly) but I have never done a direct Mail campaign until a month and a half ago. I had heard about it on few podcasts but didn't feel I knew ...