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Hi BiggerPockets,
I am new here. I randomly have read a few forums. I briefly read BiggerPocket "Free Beginner Guide". I also listen to a few PodCasts, while on the road. They are fun and awesome.
I jus...
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I had a potential tenant contact me and ask if I accept felons. I have read that it's illegal (discrimination) to flat out say "no felons" so I asked what the crime was. He said "sex offender, 16 years ago when I wa...
Thank you to everyone for your comments on my last spec deal post, especially @J Scott and @Will Barnard.I’ve worked through the opportunity further, met with local real estate agents and other developers to get thei...
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Hello everyone, I'm about to invest in a SFR in North Pole AK near FBX. I ran the numbers and it works out if I include the utilities but doesn't leave much meat on the bone. I was wondering if anyone has any suggesti...
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I am viewing duplexes in Massachusetts where we tend to have a lot of older homes. The properties in my price range all seem to have a common issue being that they are older (we're talking 1880's - 1910's) and Realto...
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I think I might be blowing my own mind right now..."conventional" wisdom says max out your 401k contribution to lower your tax burden. 2013 was a good year for my 401k balance as the stock market was red hot (i have a...
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Hi BP,Just wanted to start out on how thankful I am to this site and everyone on it. Last year at this time I would of never guessed that I would be a landlord right now. A little background how this is even possible ...
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I'm really looking for the solution to this problem. I live in Berkley which is just an average blue collar city with a small population. My home which is a 3/2 has a tax of 3k annual, which is the norm here as we...