I'm curious if anyone has tried to deduct the cost for an account on Audible.com or a similar audiobook database subscription on their taxes?  Can you justify that there is enough real estate related content to write ...

Hello BP!I'm new to this forum and RE investing in general so please bear with me, especially if my questions seem a bit rudimentary. I just moved out to LA and currently living in an up and coming area within 10mi of...

Hi BP Community,I'm considering doing a high end redesign and addition to an 1800 sf SFH. I'd like to gut and redesign the existing first floor of the house and add a 1400 - 1500sf second floor for a total living ar...

Hello Everyone! My name is Josh Cox and I am from Tulare, CA. Located in the middle of California, 3 hours north of LA and 3 hours south of San Francisco. I have been reading and utilizing Bigger Pockets now for about...

How do tax assessed values on commercial/residential properties go up or down?I'm looking at a commercial property that has been assessed at the same amount, $94,400, since 2007. It's a 5 unit property in a decent nei...

I have a non conforming basement unit in a legal 3 flat. The ceilings in the basement are a hair over 7' (full size door fits), and trying to understand whether to duplex down my first floor unit and go from 3/1 to 4/...

I have a 1000 sf 2br/1ba house that needs serious tlc in upscale neighborhood. I'm interested in maximizing rental income and would like to know if rebuilding the existing house to 2 story 3br 3ba 2000sf and adding 80...

Background
     - Location: Bay Area Peninsula
     - House Price: ~$1M, Mortgage $700k
     - Rent with similar square footage:  $4000/month
Running the number, it looks like it marginally break-even.

But I re...

Hello all, Longtime reader, first-time poster.We have a classic Chicago 2-flat in Bucktown. We live on the first floor and rent the 2nd. 
Both units are 2bd, 1bath, ~1100 sq. ft. R4 zoningBasement is about ~1050 sq. ...

I am building a short-term rental home in Galveston Jamaica Beach on a canal lot.  The home is 2-story with 4  bedrooms and 4 bathrooms and has 1895 sq. feet of living space.  It will sleep 16 people.  1st floor maste...