Mark Hall
Successes in home automation for rental units?
I currently manage 7 rental units and have been thinking about installing some home automation devices to better help manage the properties and receive alerts. Idea 1: we pay for heat in one of the buildings. I have...
Michael Healy
Attorney screw-up: home address on LLC settlement docs?
Hi everyone,I need some advice. I set up through my attorney an LLC with a PO Box and street addressing. I did this many months in advance of closing on my first property, which took place on 9/30.Yesterday I picked u...
James Sun
Fair Commission Compensation for New Construction Broker Co-Op
What's a fair commission compensation on a new construction broker co-op fee? Assume that the agent is a broker and no other fees are required for the sale to complete. I'm interested in seeing opinions on actual do...
Jordan M.
How has your experience been flipping houses?
Hey everyone! I am in the process of closing on my first flip! My partner and I could not be more excited! I would love to engage in a discussion with anyone who has flipped houses, and how your experience has been? D...
Alick Patrick
Want to start investing but can't get approved
Hi! I'm a newbie. I had two properties that went into foreclosure or short sale 6 years ago during the housing market crash. Up until last weekend I didn't think I can get another property again but due to an unexpect...
Mark Hill
Question on LLC with partners out of state
Hello,I recently formed an LLC (in CA) for my rental property investments (just closed on my 1st one). However, I am also going to be partnering with a friend in Colorado. We are planning to form a separate LLC for ou...
Nancy Fortenberry
Seller agent ignored appraiser report
We were almost closed on a house when we got the appraisal report. The square footage of the house was off over 300 sq, ft. The selling agent ignored the report and would not discuss anything with us. Instead, he just...
Sara Hook
Hi! We're Sara and Bobby
Greetings! My name is Sara and I am a new(ish) member to Bigger Pockets and the real estate business. Here's a quick run down about myself and my spouse Bobby:We are both full time professional musicians and educators...
James Likis
Tradeoffs: amending taxes with cost segregation & bonus depreciation
When filing our 2022 taxes, our CPA did not mention or encourage us to do a cost segregation study to capture bonus depreciation on the two properties my wife and I acquired in 2022. Our goal is to invest aggressively...
Amalia Auge
Where invest in Pittsburgh (buy+hold) in the city or in suburbs?
Hello everyone! My name is Amalia, I currently live in Pittsburgh, but I lived in Switzerland and Belgium before, where I was actively investing in real estate (still are). New to BP and real estate investing in Pitts...