Luz Pagan
How can I add a closet to a room without a permit?
Hi BP,Last week my contractor informed me that he has requested to enlarge one of the rooms in the house, but explained to me that if I add a closet I will end up expending more money than intended. Here is the situa...
Jason Sperling
Cash out 401k/IRA or mutual funds/stocks to make first purchase
New REI. Trying to decide whether I should cash out my 401k and IRA or my mutual funds and stocks to get the down for my first rental property. I have about the same $$ in each, and both seem to be performing about th...
Bienes Raices
Drop the rent to get tenant?
I've been getting a very slow trickle of responses to my ads (perhaps due to the time of year, I'm not sure). There is nothing wrong with the property that would make it hard to rent. The people who've been respond...
Peter Yeh
Question on Objection to title policy and survey (section 6D)
Hello BPers, I'm currently in the process of buying a house in the Houston area and need some help on understanding the Objection section of the contract (section 6D). Appreciate if you can share your knowledge and ex...
Brian Kelley
Tax Strategy for Long Term Residence turned Rental, then Sale?
Hello everyone. I am getting back into RE investing and took the first big steps at the end of 2016. I’m curious about my tax strategy for the 2016 tax return in progress and also interested in a referral to a very ...
Ivan Smith
Legal/tax ideas needed
Hi I have several properties in Arizona and one in utah, my LLC structure is kind of a mess. My personal home in Arizona and the rental in Utah is in my wives name. Other properties here in Arizona are either in one...
Elizabeth M Williams
Accredited Investors & Taxes in Multifamily Syndications
I've had a number of enquiries via my site by people who'd like to invest in one of our syndication deals, but can't due to either not being accredited, or the majority of the deals being open to accredited, not sophi...
Jack Tulloch
2023 Airbnb Outlook - Are STR Hosts in Trouble? I Think Not
Very interesting BiggerPockets Podcast came out last week titled "The 2023 Bnbust: Are Short-Term Rental Hosts in Trouble?Tony Robinson and Robert Abasolo sat down with the Vice President of Research at AirDNA, Jaime ...
Jamila Thompson
How to Partner on A Deal
Hi everyone,
I am a 23-year-old engineer in the NYC area. I have yet to do my first deal. I am interested in investing in NJ and CT multifamilies. Is partnering on a deal a good start to getting acquainted with the ...
Bryan Hancock
"Keep Your Powder Dry" versus "Keep Your Money Working"
I see comments about maintaining liquidity on the forums all of the time. This is obviously person-specific and represents a risk/reward tradeoff, but I was wondering what people's comments about debt are. I have he...