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First Flip. How important is a general contractor?
About close on my first house, was a hoarder house and going to need a lot of work. I want to hire a general contractor, I feel a good GC would help speed up the flip which would limit holding cost and help get a good...
Dennis Suratna
I am going to be in Vegas to look at properties. How should I prepare?
I have talked to a realtor agent and she has sent me some investment properties to look at. I have not negotiated on price yet but most of them are short sales. I am wondering what I should do to prepare (other tha...
Rebecca Cramer
Vacation Rental Market in Puerto Rico? Still recovering or what??
I am looking at buying real estate in Puerto Rico and renting it out on Airbnb. I looked at other airbnb rentals and even the superhosts have calendars that are WIDE OPEN! Like a few sparse weekend and weeks but mostl...
Missy H.
Kids upstairs are running around and making noise
I have a two family and just rented out the upstairs to a couple with two young kids. The husband has excellent references and has been paying the rent on time. They want to live there long term and he has even done...
David Cherkowsky
Do I need a partnership LLC to depreciate and write off expenses on a rental property
I purchased a rental property earlier this year, and it will be my first year not taking the standard deduction. I met with a tax professional I found through BP, and in our planning call, she mentioned that if you ar...
Jennifer Roberts
Long distance real estate without the visit
Hello all, I'm currently doing a 1031. I have approximately 55 days to purchase. I'm selling California real estate and the prices of course are high, and I'm moving to a more stable market. I've decided to purchase n...
Michael Plaks
EXPLAINED: How to find a CPA focused on real estate
Tis the season. End of the year. The season of Bigger Pockets investors posting 10 nearly identical "Looking for a CPA" messages per day.
Disclosure: I am one of those people you are looking for. But this post is not...
Timothy W.
Sarah Palin Resigns as Governor
No not because she had an affair, but because she's focusing full time on a Presidential run in 2012. She's burned her ships. There's something you need to understand about a woman like Sarah. When a woman like her ...
Michael Rossi
There is No Hope - This Country is DONE!
I've sadly come to the conclusion that our country is done, over, kaput! I finally came to this conclusion over the weekend as we were circulating petitions to put a Constitutional Amendment on the November ballot in...
Ron Brady
Black couple’s home appraises for $500K more when white pal poses as owner
https://nypost.com/2023/03/08/...
Black family sued appraiser in Marin, CA matter. From the article, "The case has now been settled out of court, with appraiser agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum of money to the coup...