Hi all,I wanted to put a question out there, since I know some of you have more experience than I do on this.My property came with a cell phone tower. That was really convenient, because of the reliable source of inco...

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Ok, now that I have a number of trustees to research, I'd like to here from or talk with someone who has an SD-IRA. The prevailing wisdom has often been, "don't touch your retirement money to invest in real estate."As...

We're closing on our first STR next month (yeah!) and need to get the property set up for renters. Please tell me about some of your favorite STR furnishings/kitchen items/bedding/towels/security gadgets/etc.  Put on ...

I'm new to REI. Many of the podcasts and much advice says to get started and not to sit on the sidelines forever. I've made contact with a loan officer. I have very good credit and could get together a down payment an...

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...

I am currently looking to purchase my first of hopefully many rental properties. The market in the town I live in is not good for buy and hold at this time so I am looking at surrounding areas. I am finding property t...

Hello all,I am a fairly new real estate investor (in the process of closing on my first Triplex with my brother up in Wasilla, Alaska).  But my question relates to an upcoming move and decision.  I am in the military ...

We have a contract on our first deal as of today (see http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1548... for details).Our original plan was to rent this out as a SFR.  But over the last 24 hours, I started wonderin...