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Do you think the BiggerPockets podcasts are awesome? Taking another investor out for coffee is like your own little podcast.Going to your local REIA meeting is a start. But it is not enough. You need to meet one on...
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New to this. Getting ready to find my first flip and investment properties with my parter/ financé. Long time interest in real estate (majored in real estate finance), architecture (accepted to school, did finance ins...
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HiI am new to this forum, and apologies if this question is in the wrong placeBackground -My friends are setting up a Real Estate Fund, they are the real estate experts with proficient experience in Commercial Acquisi...
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I'm a new real estate investor, and I found some basic tax tips, which I want to follow:
1. Depreciation - a non-cash deduction that allows me to deduct a portion of the cost of properties over their lifetime.
2. I ...
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To qualify for real estate professional at tax time you need to meet the following:
-More than half of the personal services you performed in all trades or businesses during the tax year were performed in real prop...
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Hello BiggerPockets community! I'm Austin Evans from New Bern NC passionate about real estate investing for 6 years. I'm particularly passionate about creating homeownership afforable properties.
Outside of real esta...
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Hi all! Does anyone have a referral for a Kansas City based CPA? Looking for a CPA that has some good real estate experience that can help me with my personal taxes. Thanks in advance!
I have the constable coming out to one of my properties later this week to kick out a squatter. My question is around the squatter's stuff. What obligations do I have to the squatter's stuff? Can I throw it all away? ...
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Hi my name is Letitia and I have been a member on here for a while but I wasn't really aware of how great this site is so I was on and off for a few. I am now ready to take the real estate journey serious. I have been...
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Hi Bigger Pockets Family!I am relatively new “investor” who has been listening to Bigger Pockets pockets on the quest to bettering my personal finances. I am finally on track to close on my first SFH rental within the...