Mike R.
investing in rent control markets
All,curious if we have any owners of multi family properties subject to rent control and if so how is that working out from an investment standpoint? any advice for MF investors? Clearly there are investors in NYC a...
Anthony Tran
Tax advantage of hiring my young adult daughter to do property management
Hello all,I have a property management company (LLC). I want my daughter to learn real estate. What is the best way to pay her?An employee and give her a W2? Hire her as a contractor and give her a 1099? or lease he...
Bill Bouillon
Tax Deductions for Non-Professional
Hello BiggerPockets!I've been consuming as much content from BiggerPockets the past 6+ months to plan for an earlier retirement than I initially thought possible. I plan to ease my way into REI by renting out my curre...
Antuan C.
Infinite Banking, still a good idea? Evaluate my policy.
Hey folks,I started a Whole Life Insurance policy almost three years ago for the purpose of investing in real estate. Lately, I have been thinking on cancelling my policy and put that money towards maximizing my 401k ...
James Lambert
Using Credit Card to Finance a Flip
Hey Everybody,I am new to investing but I have been working with a mentor. He just presented me with an opportunity to flip a property with him. I have 2 credit cards with a combined limit of $25K. Is there any way t...
Kyler J Sloan
Basics of Tax Deductions
This will be the first year that I get any tax benefits for the work I have done on my first rental, and I wanted to understand the very basics/fundamentals to determine how much I might get back. In my profit/loss st...
Tom Wheelwright
Two (2) Ways to Take Your Rental Real Estate Losses
Even if you have strong positive cash flow from your rental real estate, chances are you still have a loss for tax purposes due to the depreciation deduction.
This is a great tax strategy because your positive cash ...
Ana Marie B.
Downturn in Chinese Market Impacting Thoughts of Investing on RE?
Hi All - My husband and I are in the beginning phases of closing on our 2nd rental property in Seattle (Lynnwood 19 miles north to be exact). Pretty stoked about this. However, we're getting a bit worried due to al...
Ede J.
Washington DC Newbie
As business guru, Jack Welsh says, best to keep it simple – l too will. My name is Ede Jermin and I am a newbie to BiggerPockets from the Washington, DC area. My goal is to network and share best practices with li...
John Gilbert
How much influence do we have on the total housing market?
So I have heard a lot of hot takes on how a flood of "retail investors" are completely reshaping the behavior of the stock market. The communities that made 100X gains in GME, AMC and crypto are using their profits to...