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Hello BiggerPockets members. I am sure you all are very busy and I appreciate anyone that takes time to read and/or respond. I am literally a newbie to real estate except for the 4-5 home purchases I have done for my ...
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Hypothetically speaking—
You have 150k cash your uncle left you. And you want to purchase a turn key rental property in Pittsburgh all cash no mortgage. What specific neighborhood would you suggest?
I understand le...
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I have an issue that I never though of until I started looking at real estate in different markets. I'm from IL which is what I learned a high tax state not just for property but for everything.
I inherited the famil...
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My husband and I are hoping to maximize our retirement savings this year and need some strategy help. I currently have a 403b through work. There is no match from the company. I currently fund it myself at a total of ...
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I am looking at 2 properties on that are side by side. They are both 4 unit multi families that are 100 years old. They appear to be well maintained and are fully rented. Together they bring in about $119,000 a year...
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Thanks Theo Hicks for this amazing blog post.
In our recent interview with @Slocomb Reed and Phil, we looked at the importance of real estate investing and tax planning. If you use tax mitigation techniques like cost...
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I hear mixed things about incorporating your business in Nevada instead of your home State. Everything from lower tax burden to reduced oversight.I've also read things about you not actually saving on taxes because of...
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I've been doing some financial analysis on potential deals to purchase my first buy and hold rental in the DFW area. I'm struggling to find scenarios that seem reasonably profitable to buy and hold rental property.He...
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I have a job where I make good income, I'm in the highest bracket with my regular wages. I'm about to start buying some rental properties and am not excited about the prospect of all of my business earnings being taxe...
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I bought a condo in Laguna Niguel CA in December 2009 (7+years ago). I lived there one year then bought a bigger home with my new wife. I continued to own and rent the condo. Cash flow in coastal CA is very hard to...