Michael Plaks
GRAY area alert: deducting real estate education
This question is very common and sounds very straightforward: as an investor, can I deduct my real estate education? Warning: you will not get clear answers from this post. Instead, you will likely get confused. Welco...
Arn Cenedella
Rich Dad says a home is a liability………
Many investors quote Rich Dad to support their contention that a HOME is not an investment.Often this is done as an argument to invest capital in their commerical real estate deal instead of buying a home. Let me also...
Anirudh Reddy
Who can claim interest paid on a seller finance property?
Hello,I sold a property on seller finance in August 2024. The loan is still on my name, but is being paid off every month by my buyer. So, for the interest paid on the loan from August through December, who can claim ...
Robert Easter
Capital Cost Per $1 of Cash Flow...never hear this talked about
Spreadsheet I am using to analyze my properties(The Spreadsheet is protected so copy paste into your Google drive. If you need explanation on how it works shoot me an email. I didn’t make this sheet as user friendly a...
Gilbert Nyantakyi
Neighbor wants to sue me because my property is encroaching on hi
Hey BP family, I recently purchased a property in Brooklyn New York. My neighbor recently brought it to my attention that my building is encroaching on his driveway by 6-12 feet. When I was in the process of purchasin...
Chris A Godbolt
Rent control coming to San Diego and Orange County!?
I have been reading and listening to local news here in San Diego. I am still a rookie looking to invest in my first deal this year. But while I was researching I found that 55 % of voters support the implementation o...
Austin Hughes
An Agent that Pushed my Hot Button
Today, I got a call from an agent who "had a client interested in buying my property that was FSBO." I know realtors are trained to pick up listings, and I told him I would be open to a non-exclusive agreement with hi...
Nick Seginowich
Bandit Sign Etiquette
Obviously there is some controversy with the use of bandit signs, especially if they're illegal in your city, but I've heard a lot of investors who have put out hundreds of signs a month having great success with it. ...
Scott Trench
Should Early Retirees Take Advantage of Gov't Benefits?
So I've got a controversial topic to throw out to the BP community. On many recent posts I've seen online, I see members of the Financial Independence Community (no BiggerPockets members that I've seen thus far) talk ...
Amy Hu
How to put 750 hours to qualify as real estate pro for tax
My husband is working full time. I'm housewife taking care of our child and rental properties.We have 5 SFR and one apartment building out of state, managed by PM. We bought the apartment building vacant last year an...