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Hey fellow BP members!Name's Julian and I'm pleased to meet ya!I've been in the RE profession for awhile, but with all that hard work, I have a dirty little secret that I've been quite ashamed of and I think its time ...
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Hello everybody,
This one of my first posts on bigger pockets so bear with me if I am a little off on something. I have been studying for a while now about buy and hold investing and figured if I keep reading...
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Hello BP! I am a newbie who has recently moved to Clinton, TN. I moved here from Williamsburg, KY a few months ago. I am an accountant (governemental accounting). For the last few years, I have debated on whether ...
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It seems like a majority on this forum prefer multi-family rentals. From speaking with many previous landlords at meetups, they eventually hated managing it or paying steep prices for property managers. Some became pr...
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Looking to invest in real estate full-time. Of course like many new investors, building momentum takes many years to truly quit a 9-5 and invest exclusively, which is my ultimate goal. I've been toying with the idea...
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I wanted to get the communities thoughts on replacing refrigerators or repairing them. It usually costs 200 - 300 to diagnose an appliance and then repair them. Whereas we can get another 20 - 22 cubic foot brand ne...
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We are about to rent out our first house, (not by choice). I have been toying around with idea of switching to landlord insurance in hopes in my cover us better as well as possibly lower our insurance cost in our escr...
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Hello,I am trying to purchase a house with owner financing, but I am unsure of what terms to negotiate. I am considering offering the full asking price of the house, a small downpayment (less than 2K), 2% interest ra...
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Looking for some information on Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds. Has anyone used one to "store" some excess capital gains to defer Taxes? Some background I am retired and sold down some of my highly appreciated rent...
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Why don't lenders count rental income for loan purposes for first 2 years when you may be paying taxes on this? Are there any exceptions?