Jennifer W.
Depreciation on primary home when only renting out a portion as STR for 3 months
I am working with an EA to handle my 2022 taxes. I rented out the upper portion of my primary home as an STR for 3 months in 2022. I would like to write off some improvements made to this area of the home to get it re...
Frank Patalano
So what's holding you back?
When I help new investors with buying their first property I often want to know what is holding them back from pulling the trigger.So I'll ask here. What is holding you back?
AJ Wong
What is an Assumable Mortgage? How they work & ways to close with a portable loan
Hot investment topic alert: Assumable mortgages and purchasing properties with one. An assumable mortgage is effectively a 'portable' loan. Instead of applying for a new mortgage the buyer takes over the sellers exist...
Account Closed
Landlords... Stop being so hard on your tenants
I've been reading through the forums here and I've read a lot of posts about how the tenants should have the money saved up to pay rent in an emergency, and if not they should use a credit card or the money in their r...
Bao Nguyen
Financial independence from passive rental income: how long does it take?
Like many other real estate investor, I seek to buy and hold real estate, and enjoy the cash flow and any possible appreciation. However, since my target properties are lower end properties that often requires rehab...
Steve S.
Where are the real investors? Any one know?... Bueller... Bueller
BiggerPockets for a long time was a great place where investors could meet and exchange information and work together. Over the past year I have noticed a trend of a lot more newbies coming in just looking for informa...
Wes Blackwell
Stockton: The Last Bastion of Housing Affordability in California
After my most recent post on Realtor.com projecting Stockton to be the #4 metro market in the nation in 2018, I've received the same question over and over and over again:"But WHY Stockton? What's so great about it? A...
Katie Douglas
Frustrated with Bigger Pocket Posts
Hello, I'm a newbie and this is my first post on Bigger Pockets although I have lurked here for several years. While I have been able to find invaluable information on this site, I find many of the posts (especially i...
Adam Zach
How Many RE Investors are Engineers?
Is it just me or are about 25% of all real estate investors, also engineers? As an Engineer myself I could be biased but curious if anyone has insight. I know folks usually have professional background like IT, accoun...
Dashon Jones
If owner is willing to carry a portion of mortgage, can that be applied to down payment?
I found a 6 unit apartment building that is listed at 275k and the owner is willing to carry 70k to help the buyer. In what way can I take advantage of this to acquire property with little money out of pocket? Looking...