Gregg Wood
The Incredible Shrinking Real Estate Investor
Investors continue to be a big percentage of home sales although overall home sales are rather low. Big investors started pulling back from the housing market late in 2013 and steadily into 2014. But even as that tr...
Charles Stevenson
Newbie Investor from SoCal/LA/Orange County, CA
Hey BP,My wife and I are brand new to REI and BP. We just had our third child and if that isn't a strong "Why factor" I don't know what is. I have been using all of my free time(not much with 3 kids and we both coach,...
Colette Major
MY COLIVING STRATEGY NOW ON THE BACK BURNING
IN 6/ 2021 BOUGHT 4/3 GREAT HOUSE, WANTED TO TRY COLIVING FOR FUN AND PROFIT. WELL, I PANICKED WHEN GOT A NICE OFFER WITH 800$ ISH CASH FLOW. NOW 2 YEARS LATER, I HAVE A PUBLIC STORAGE FULL OF BRAND NEW FURNISHINGS...
Garrett Terrell
Tax Benefits from SFR and MFR
I understand that there are tax benefits to owning real estate, however what are some items I can give to my CPA so we can lower our taxable income? We made about 350k as a household in 2020 and I do not want to be st...
Marlon Zuniga
Tenant Considering Having an at home grooming business
Hi, I have a tenant who has requested to use the SFH she rents from me to operate her dog grooming business for a few months until she can find a more permanent establishment. I'm inclined to say no given the addition...
Jared Trindade
Real Estate Market in Durham NC #2.5
This is a 3 month update to Durham NC market data thread- Previous post: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...
This is counting as the .5 update rather than a full release since this is more of historical data post, as w...
Jimmy O'Connor
Section 8 Shutout: Philadelphia Landlords' Refusal to Rent
The mayor just signed off on legislation to that is aimed at tackling the issue of discrimination against households that use tenant-based vouchers, also known as Section 8 vouchers, to pay for their housing. These v...
Corey Dutton
Some Hard Money Lenders Forced to Comply With Licensing Reqs
Some hard money lenders and brokers may have to comply with new licensing requirements for lending on residential property. Depending on what State you are working in, if you are lending your own money on residenti...
Tom Kentop Jr
How do you separate for money?
So we all know we should be separating money out for things like Vacancy/Maintenance/CapX/PM but I've never heard anyone discuss what system they use for monitoring their funds.What do you do?? Seperate bank accounts?...
Joffrey Long
Hard Money Loans: California / U.S. - What's Covered?
Hard Money: What's covered by what?
In trying to figure out what loan is covered by what law, people will ask, "is it a one to four family residence?" Or, "is it owner occupied?" Is it commercial property?
Do...