Hi,I want to understand what happens if a REIT pays 8% dividend, but then its price drops by 15% in the same year, because its traded on public exchange?This is not a fictional scenario. These are Starwood (STWD) numb...

How risky is it?
I learned that I could get a $20K HELOC from my primary residence. I have $15K in old 401Ks that I could rollover into a SDIRA and I have $15K in cash saved up. That’s roughly $50K, but I prefer to u...

Background
Since the start of the Covid pandemic in March 2020, home prices are up a staggering 45% – according to the National Association of Realtors. Sellers have enjoyed a wildly imbalanced market for the past c...

Are there any RE agents whose long-term goal isn’t to remain an agent and/or own their own brokerage and have been successful operating as a sole proprietor?
If so, what steps did you take to separate your business f...

Hey there,
As its the big trickster day tomorrow - what is the funniest or most elaborate April Fools joke that has been played on you or you have played on someone else.

A few years back I got caught with a really ...

Hey All, I am new to the BP. I am looking for some recommendations on software that can be used to track multiple owner finance deals. I have looked around on the web and not been real impressed with what I have see...

I've been reading some on landlord mentality. It's led me to a few things I need to clear up. I'm a newb and still in the absorbing information phase.

This may be easier as three seperate questions. Here it goes:

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Hello BP community. 2018 was my first year investing in real estate. I was hoping to see some tax benefits, but my CPA sent me this note:"And what I suspected did happen related to the rental. Your income was too hig...

Hello bigger pockets community, I plan on buying my first property after I graduate college at the end of 2023. I have a-lot of questions still but for now i'll narrow it down. I have been worried about how taxes will...

hello everyone,I'm a relatively new real estate investor out of Rhode Island who does mostly flip deals. I've been working on bettering my process ensuring I'm covered from a liability standpoint .I'm being told I sho...