Hank Olken
Ethics Around Reducing Tax Liability
Hi all, as I've been getting more into real estate investing, it's become quite clear that the US tax code favors business owners and real estate investors rather than W2 employees or self-employed business owners. On...
Joshua Berube
building a fourplex as my first deal. trial by fire.
Well, as the title says I am going to try an build a fourplex. And its my first deal. This will be my diary. Come hell or high water, you will have a front row seat.Before we get into the deal, understand that I am go...
Austin Bright
Best lead sources for motivated sellers
All,
I've spent the past year marketing to sellers whose information I got from propstream & property radar. I have gotten roughly 30 deals of vacant residential lots & SFHs (owner occupied/non-owner occupied...
Chris Heeren
Duplex came with Drug Dealers
I just purchased my first Upper/Lower Duplex and have 3 tenants in the upper unit. I have been renovating the lower the last few weeks and am almost ready to rent the 3 Bedroom place out. The upper tenants are nice...
Thomas P.
Has anyone used Zillow rental applications? Your experience?
What is your experience with the quality of the rental application Zillow provides prospective tenants for $29? Do you feel it provides sufficient and accurate information?
Terry Lao
90% of Bigger Pockets will never take action on REI
Today is Thanksgiving. Lots of time to talk shop, politics, or real estate investment with family and friends. I just spoke to acquaintance of in law, and he mentioned purchasing home within a year. I spoke to him abo...
Account Closed
How Do I Handle This: poorly insulated unit and rude tenants
Hello Everyone,This is going to be a little lengthy....I'm a new landlord, and these are my first tenants. They live in an apartment above my garage. The lower half is not insulated, and the HVAC system is old but fun...
Account Closed
tenant wants to change 2 yr lease to a 1 yr after only a month!
Hi, I had a tenant move in a month ago and already she wants to end her lease a year early, she signed a two year lease until june 2015.She claims she and her boyfriend want to buy a home and wants to end her lease in...
Michael Pilarski
Just starting out... how do you handle spouses fears?
Hi Everyone,
I've been interested in real estate investing for a while now. It's taken a long time to get my credit straight and debts paid down. I'm still working on build cash reserves for down payments etc. (ver...
Carlos Ptriawan
the trend that company move to Texas
so based on these recent huge tech layoffs in CA, there's structural job changes that due to Fed Interest Rate, tech company can not longer operating in sustainable fashion in CA, so they have to move operation. Eithe...