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Hey all. First time poster here. Been listening to the podcasts as I hope to get into investing soon. Question for the group. I bought my current place, a 3BR Santa Monica condo back in 2010 when I was single. Have a ...
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Hi all! Hoping for some advice here.I purchased my first 2 unit Oct 22 and currently occupy the 1st unit duplex as my primary home. In November I submitted my shared-housing application to Chicago’s BACP, with the hop...
As a landlord of a 100+ apartment community, we've been approached by residents who wish to post on the community board private events they want to host in their own apartment. This may seem innocent and fun on the su...
Good Afternoon, I have a question about what assets can a lender come after if worst case scenario happened with a RECOURSE loan on a small apartment building? I heard in TX a lender cannot touch your homestead prope...
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I've searched this forum and googled and checked irs.gov, and still fail to understand this requirement about ownership. Everyone seems to ask questions about the residence requirement which I get. You have to live th...
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I’m in the process of selling a property in Australia, where due to it being my primary residence previously there is no capital gains tax due (similar to the exception here). I’m a dual Aus and US citizen. I’m now li...
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General question bigger pockets family, I'll be moving to Okinawa, Japan for work and on the fence between selling or renting my property (3 bed, 2.5 bath, 2 car garage Condo, built in 2021) in Pepperell, MA. I ...
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Good morning all,I am currently on active duty and have been actively investing for the past 2 years. The strategies I have utilized are VA house hacks, VA primary residences into LTRs, and now I fix and flip houses r...
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Currently there are two units occupied both paying well below market value in rent. The rental contracts are stated as month-to-month.The lease has the phrasing : " the term of this agreement is for Month-to-Month, be...
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Good morning, afternoon, evening y'all! I am Danny a 23 year old Marine corps veteran with a beautiful wife! After now 200 episodes of the "Real estate Rookie" podcast, I'm finally taking the action needed to begin my...