I own a two flat where the upper apartment has a sloping ceiling in the kitchen. The person who owned the house previously (and apparently tried to flip it.....I think.....) used that very thin, plastic coated panel b...

Hi all-I was reading one of the blog posts on the Short Term Shop blog about Schedule E vs C, passive vs non-passive. In the blog, they reference, "According to Treasury regulations, vacation rental owners who rent th...

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I am finishing up the inspection period on a duplex in Minneapolis and there are a decent amount of health and safety issues including mold/moisture in the occupied unit. I got a quote to fix it and it's...

Hi All! Brand new here and am loving reading all the posts and answers. Figured it's about time to start my own because after about six weeks of Bigger Pockets webinars and research I have a lot of questions.Immediate...

Hi! I recently went to a RE conference and there was a company there called Platinum Trust Group (platinumtrustgroup. com) that told us about proprietary irrevocable spendthrift trust.  Basically, they're saying that ...

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I had a question about rehabbing a rental property. It's low end. I know I shouldn't go overboard because it's not like I'm living there. However, what do people think about getting things that might ...

Happy New Year BiggerPockets community. It's been a while since I posted, which doesn't  mean I have "fizzled" or fell flat in my quest for real estate riches and financial freedom :) Quite the contrary, this communit...

Hello all!  Just getting started to REI late in life (well...late relative to my young teen-20's).   Like many I've read about already, REI was something I never payed attention to throughout life other than thinking ...

I have a turn-key rental with Mack Companies in suburban Chicago that has been vacant for FOUR MONTHS!A small sample of my issues with the management:Finding out a tenant has moved out weeks after the fact. When the m...

Hi everyone! I am very excited to be a part of this community! I've taken some big leaps of faith because of Bigger Pockets (and Rich Dad Poor Dad) over the last few months and couldn't be happier. I listen to BP podc...