David Cherkowsky
How to Evaluate if Renovations are Worth It
Hi All,I recently purchased my first investment property and am going through the closing process. The property is a 2/1 that I am considering converting to a 2/2 or 3/2. It is a townhouse and the adjacent property (t...
David Lopez
What to pay a young adult or teenager?
What to pay a teenager or young adult to come to your house twice a week to check on a rental or primary house while you are away for a few months, bring in & out the trash cans and other duties that can be done.
Lance Lvovsky
Tax Summary of Coronavirus Relief (CARES ACT)
On Friday, March 27, the President signed the massive $2 trillion coronavirus Stimulus Bill (the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security [CARES] Act) to provide assistance to workplaces and employees. The law pr...
Jeffrey Sicat
Newbie with questions before 1st buy! Entities / Depreciation?
Greetings! I'm a newbie here to Bigger Pockets and excited to start in real estate investing. I've been reading suggested books here like crazy and going through podcasts galore to learn, learn, learn! Some questio...
Divya Santhanam
Seeking Insights on Cash Flow-Oriented Real Estate Investments in Columbus, OH
Hi everyone,
My husband and I have been exploring the idea of expanding our real estate portfolio, which has primarily been in Southern California. We are interested in investing out of state, with the goal of genera...
Julio Gonzalez
Dental Office Cost Segregation Study Example
$1,611,023 tax savings in the first year
If a Cost Segregation Study had not been performed on this $$4.2M Dental Office in Laguna Hills, California, it would have had first year depreciation of approximately $...
Abdessettar Ibourki
Depreciation/ROI and remodeling units.
One of the tenants will be leaving one of the units, and I am planning to do some remodeling (thinking about removing the carpet except for the bedrooms, and replace it with laminated wood flooring, as well as some pa...
Rebecca Acer
Funding for an irregular property.
My husband and I found a deal that looks like this - 500,000 for two houses on the same lot. One is a small 3 bed 2 bath that has a tenant in place paying 1100. The other is a 10,000 square foot house with 4 kitchens ...
Jordan Slater
Where to keep cash reserve?
I am meeting with my property manager today to get my first rental on the market! I am planning to build my cash reserve over the next year as I prepare to purchase another rental. Where should I keep my cash reserv...
Georgee Gilbert
How do you charge renters with pets?
How do you charge renters with pets? Do you charge per pet and if so how much? Do you charge a different fee for cats vs dogs? What if they have a dog and a cat, then how do you charge? Do you charge a one time fee o...