I bought my first investment property (a “duplex”) when I was 22. Prior to making this purchase I had to prepare for nearly two years in order to set up the necessary financial infrastructure to make this purchase. Th...

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My name is Cody, I am 22 years old and new to the BiggerPockets forums. I was inspired to join after reading some of Turner’s books. 
I’m at a point in life where I’m trying to consider what kind of lifesty...

Hello!! im a high school student and I’m very interested in real estate investment and would love to hear some suggestions on how to get started. Specifically, I’m interested in house hacking as a way to begin practic...

Hi,SMLLC to flip homes. Say I make 30K in gains during a year flipping homes. 1. I decide to take 15K as my annual pay. Can I take the Pay at end of the year when I'm filing my taxes OR do I have to pay quarterly esti...

I just found out about SDIRA and am hoping I can benefit from this.

I was wondering if anyone has any practical tips around getting started and investing in real estate through the SDIRA.

Most of the cu...

Hi BP community..I get the BP Blog alerts so I'm usually pretty current on the topics that bloggers are writing about.I've seen some great articles on landlords retaining tenants. I just read a good one featuring 6 Ti...

I took a contract job a month ago in Phoenix where I organized as a 1099 contractor for tax benefit. Now lenders won't give me a loan. I am in the same industry and could switch back to W2 for a big hit in income. I w...

I have 4 kids, 4 dogs and a big house to keep up on. I work full time as a Contractor at WPAFB making 100k +.  Current contract ended and I'm on the job hunt again, I was considering doing REI full time but don't feel...

I'm about to start a job as a junior appraiser for a CRE firm. Really trying to get a jump on my peers! My question to buyers is what was your experience with CRE appraisers? What things could appraisers do better? Wh...

Hi guys!Just for background:So I graduated about a year ago, (major in marketing) moved to Tampa in October 2016 and got my first duplex (not FHA like I wanted to do but I used a conv loan instead) the other unit is r...