When you purchase a property and immediately rehab before renting out, do you add the cost of the rehab to your basis of the property, or do you take a loss that year? Does it make a difference if you have a bunch of ...

Hello! I am new to real estate as well as biggerpockets.com. I am hoping for some advice/ direction on ways to identify the best areas in the country for buying to rent or buying to rehab/ sell. Is there an efficient ...

Hello! I'm fairly new to BP, been lurking for a few months. My husband and I are looking to get started in the real estate world by flipping a house. We'd eventually like to move into buy and hold properties but thoug...

My last post about military rentals focused on the 1% of Americans who always have a job, not matter what the market conditions were. This topic talks about BAH and how it factors into rental decisions made my militar...

I recently purchased a property in Tennessee as a out-of-state investor and got a notice from my property manager that they approved a tenant who will be moving in a few days later.As a landlord, what information of t...

Hello. I am a newbie investor and I was debating on using my VA loan for my first investment property. Is there anyone on here at bigger pockets that are veterans that has some experience in using their VA loan for in...

Buyer interested in condo in very nice, well known housing village - except for cracks in concrete. About 4 long cracks with significant crack entirely around outside post/whole corner of balcony? HOA fees are just ...

Hi BP community !Does anyone know a good resource (Youtube or other) to learn just enough to be able to have a more informed conversation with my contractors ? Right now, I would not be in a position to challenge my G...

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My name is Jordan Mack, one third of a three-man group that recently formed a new real estate investment LLC. We are all naval officers: one in Ames, IA (me), one in Memphis, TN and one in Ch...