Curious what is acceptable.  Like many of you I have complicated taxes. I have 30+ properties, sales, purchases, multiple entities, different tax years, K-1's to send, k-1's received, W2 income, cap gains, cap losses,...

Do you give a down payment to a Contractor before he does work? 
I'm having a hard time finding contractors that would do work without a down payment. 
I feel like even with a contract, a contractor could just walk ...

We just closed on a C class duplex in Highland Park area of Richmond , Virginia. We are house hacking it (mostly to satisfy FHA requirements). We gt a pretty good deal on it. One problem is, rather than replacing the ...

Hi All,I am looking to get input from people who file their tax return using the Professional Real Estate Status. Specifically, I want to understand how you track your daily activity and to what level of detail? Are t...

My short-term rental is out of state but I manage it remotely (mostly guest communications and troubleshooting issues) and if I include in that the time I spent getting it ready to rent, I would say I materially parti...

So I have a 19303/1 in Cleveland which has a basement with water issues which has been my nemesis for the past 2 years. Anyway- last year had to dig up the sewer line in basement as there was a cracked line. Made the ...

Hi biggerpockets fam!I was wondering if there are any cons of purchasing properties that are pretty old (built around in 1950 or even older than that). Many people think old properties will have a lot of maintenance t...

Good day BP family.  I'm pretty new at REI, but it dawned on me as I was in the middle of a negotiation, who should view the property first, the Contract or Inspector? I'm sure I've read and listened about this but wh...

Long post alert! (Worth the read though) I hope that you find the below information useful and I hope that it helps explain what is happening in the insurance world today. It won’t matter what carrier you are with, th...

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Has anyone used Adam King's Coop Lease Purchase Course. Is this helpful? This seems to be the least expensive cooperative lease option course. Is this course updated regularly or is it an old course? His website ...