I'm sitting on two parcels of land...16 acres residential and 11 acres commercial with 8 acres in between that my 20 unit apartments sit on. We're in the middle of a remodel on the apartments which is where our attent...

I got a call the other day from a cost segregation firm.  He estimates that I can use bonus depreciation to get effectively $900k of depreciation in the first year.  This is due to taking advantage of bonus depreciati...

Hi BP community,It’s taken awhile to get my financial planner to understand what I’m doing with Real Estate Investing. I interviewed a new one from a well regarded independent boutique firm and again he didn’t quite g...

This blog is not so much of the normal type of blog where I give a narrative on a subject. Instead, it is a request for feedback in regards to property management software (PMS)for rental property. Currently, I am usi...

OK so going to post as one of the HATED contractors!

First as explained on the podcast there are three tiers of contractors.

The cheap....Probably one guy with or without a license who works for foo...

About four years ago I got a 4-unit property with a FHA 203K loan, I was 26.  The goal was to fix it up, live in it and rent the other 3 units out to cover the entire mortgage and have a a slight profit.  I was gettin...

Background for those that don't know me: I am a full time real estate investor and I have invested in nearly every aspect of real estate. Recently, I have added transactional funding services to short sale and REO inv...

Hello,I am new to Bigger Pockets. I am trying to help my mother who is in a difficult real estate situation (I apologize for this lengthy email in advance but it is a complex situation). She lives in Hawaii but purcha...

I am under contract on a property. My partner is providing the capital for down payment, and renovations. Partners capital is currently in mutual funds with a Financial Advisor Firm.  We met with his advisor about 6...

I am a complete newbie and am planning to buy my very first investment property (very first property to be exact). I live in Los Angeles but the real estate here is way out of my price range. Does anyone have any advi...