This post was prompted by a discussion of a specific STR-related tax strategy on another thread. But the concepts apply across a wide range of topics, so I'm posting my TED talk separately.
1. The annual nature of ta...

 I am just wondering how many more weeks or months it will be until newbies with that deer-in-the-headlights look start wandering in: hey, have any of you heard  about Arbitrage,  where you don't have to buy the prope...

What blogs and online data sources do my fellow armchair economists follow? I like calculatedriskblog.com and http://www.lpsvcs.com/NewsRoom/IndustryData/Pages/default.aspx from the loan servicing people.

Also use...

Hello!I'm working on a real estate investment project for a class I'm taking and I'm having a little bit of trouble fully understanding the equity distribution calculations (pref and hurdles). When you are calculating...

I have a couple Airbnb's now. My wife also has a home business that we would like to promote to our Airbnb guests. Does anyone have any experience or advice on this? Is it an appropriate thing to do in that setting?

Does anyone have experience or a recommendation for a service that will allow tenants to pay their rent electronically instead of with a check?

I came across dwolla from a search and it looks pretty low cost ...

Yo BiggerPockets admins I've got a Million Dollar idea here.BP should only allow posts looking for recommendations in the classifieds. There are literally thousands and thousands of posts like- I need a PM in Clevelan...

My name is Ralph and I am a wholesaler from Baton Rouge, LA doing deals in Baton Rouge, LA and surrounding areas.  

I am very interested to hear opinions on what everyone believes is the best marketing strategy to obtain new business. 
So far I am seeing that social media is the dominant factor in this regard. Facebook marketing a...

Hello, I'd like to introduce myself to BiggerPockets. I would love to introduce myself, without self promoting.  I've been a member for the past few years as the principle broker of Graystone Investment Group. However...