Jose Jimenez
Investor from Texas/Florida
Hi BP Community,I love this site and what the investor community is doing here. There's a wealth of knowledge and I'm looking forward to meeting some of you. I want to network and explorer opportunities with like mind...
Michael Feltz
New to the Network
Hello BP community!My name is Mike Feltz and I'm a real estate broker and investor in my home state of Massachusetts. I'm looking to connect with others to discuss some mutual interests in Real Estate. Perhaps others ...
Nicholas Otero
US Air Force Newbie in need of some assistance
Hi Everyone!
My name is Nicholas, I'm new to Bigger Pockets. I'm active duty Air Force about to separate very soon. I'm looking to purchase my first investment property (Particularly a small multifamily) using the VA...
Arda Bircan
Material participation hours for STR Tax Loophole
This post is for the STR investors who are looking to take advantage of the STR tax loophole which allows you to write off paper losses against your active income. There is some confusion about material participation ...
Jesse Brown
New member living in SF looking to invest in Baltimore (or nearby SF)
Hi all,
I've been reading BP for a couple months now and love it. I have around $35-40k to invest in real estate and am looking at both Baltimore and cities nearby San Francisco. I almost closed on a sfh in Quad cit...
Deborah Wodell
Jumping Back into Fix & Flips—What’s New in the Market?
Hey everyone,
After some time focusing on other areas, I’m getting ready to hop back into flipping. I’d love to hear from those who are actively flipping right now—what’s changed? Any shifts in buyer demand, renovati...
Dennis Dempsey
Home Office/Self Employment Tax Question
I wanted to describe a situation and see if anyone can tell me what the tax implications are:
You get your real estate license to help with your part-time investing business and don't use it as a typical agent would....
Sonia Gupta
Flipping in Bay Area
I want to get into the flipping business but is it really possible to flip properties in Bay Area in today's market? I have looked into Active listings (the shittiest properties also go above asking price which eats u...
Cory Adams
Strategy for using retirement funds
Not sure if this the right forum but here goes. I have funds in an SD401K vehicle. The challenge is using those funds strategically. For example of somebody had 150K they might use financing to buy a 10 unit apa...
Melanie Baldridge
“active income” and “passive income"
There are several different types of income in the US tax code.
Two main types are “active income” and “passive income".
Active income is money you earn from working, such as wages from a W-2 job or income from runn...