Pradeep Velugubantla
New to BiggerPockets
Hi there,I'm new to BiggerPockets and real estate investing.As I start searching for investment houses, I am considering registering an LLC (I'm not quite sure if that's the right. Do you know which state would be be...
Michael Plaks
Tax reform Q&A Thread 1 - Pass-through and 20% deduction
Colleagues and friends, The original GOP reform thread started by @Brandon Hall is well over 200 posts by now. This is one of the follow-up threads specifically for discussion of pass-through entities (Sch C / Sch E s...
Ray Li
Using SDIRA for flipping, looking for mentor
Hi follow Dallas investors, my name is Ray, I'm an out-of-state investor from California, and I'm considering using my IRA funds to flip and sell houses in the Dallas area. I'm looking for an investor who has done the...
Aaron Millis
College Degree Advice
Hi BP community,I am not really new to BP I have been involved for over a year now, listened to basically every podcast (many more than once), read a handful of the books, and actually purchased my first investment pr...
Luke H.
Screening| Applicants with no ID/Social | Disabled | Responsiblit
Hello team,Hope all is well and that everyone had good holidays.I believe that the screening process is the best tool I have for getting quality tenants in my house and avoiding future headaches. I wanted to get some ...
Andri Artayudianto
Who hires a title company? The buyer or the seller?
Hi again BP. Another newbee post here about a typical home buying process.Who hires a title company for closing? The buyer or the seller? is it safe to use the seller's title company to close if I'm buying a houseHow ...
Charlie Moore
Tenant making threats to me during eviction....
I am fearful that my tenant is willing to act on his threats. the threats are current and are happening because I’m evicting him
Brigham Lewis
Should I go to college
Hi I’m a 17 year old and I’m completely in love with real estate and I am going into college soon and I was was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a degree I should go for involving real estate? Or if I shou...
Guevara M.
Should I be taking a depreciation on my rental?
I bought a rental (Town Home) back in 2004 & have been taking a depreciation so that I could get a bigger tax return. The CPA that did my taxes this year advised me that I shouldn't be taking a depreciation if I ...
Jeffrey Magenes
The more deductions you claim, the less a bank will lend to you?
Would it necessarily be true that the more deductions you claim on your tax return the less a bank will lend to you because of your lower taxable income?
So therefore, isn't this technically a catch 22 situation wher...