David C.
New Investor in Katy, Texas
Hello I'm a new investor in Katy, Texas and Houston, Texas.
I'm not experienced although I have done a lot of research. I figure I need to start putting it into practice.
I don't have a defined strateg...
Faith K.
Depreciation recapture taxes in a partnership
I have heard two different opinions recently regarding depreciation recapture taxes in a partnership. Let's say Investor A is part of an LLC with Investor B that owns an apartment building. Investor A is assigned th...
Jeremy Robinson
Breaking into the Austin market
So I am brand new to this, and am just starting to understand a lot of the jargon. I have been reserching, well more watching, the market in Austin for over a year now and really want to start making money through my ...
Jonathan Lewis
In Training - Dearborn, MI
Hello Bigger Pockets community,
My name is Jonathan Lewis. Currently I'm getting ready to graduate college and relocate to Dearborn, MI. At this point I'm trying to learn as much as possible from as many sour...
Shanna Bechtel
Whole Life Insurance as Collateral
Hello investors!
Many of you talk about borrowing against a self directed IRA. I have no such thing but in studying creative financing, I heard about borrowing against a life insurance policy. I have not accrued much...
Isaiah Burnside
Beginner investor located in Altus, Oklahoma
Good Day All,
I just want to start off by saying I'm extremely happy to be a part of the Bigger Pockets community, and I'm very anxious to start interacting with the wide range of different investors t...
Daniel Miller
The beginning of a Buy and Hold Investor
I first got started in Real Estate in late 2011. A friend of mine (20 years my elder; I was 23 at the time) wanted to talk to me about doing some work for him. I was coming off a serious arm injury and did not have th...
Kristen Chapin
BRRR Strategy Questions
I am looking at the BRRR Strategy. When analyzing properties, is there a certain percentage of ARV that you can determine if its a good deal without doing the calculator on every property EX: ARV 300K (must get house ...
Amil Muminovic
New Investor Looking for Advice in a Competitive Market
Hello, my name is Amil. This is my second post in the "Starting Out" Forum so I will keep it short and sweet. I am 25 years old and from New Jersey. I have a W2 job as a Project Engineer and I have a background in Con...
Jamall Lynch
CaPex Budgeting Costs
Top of the afternoon BP family,
I’m a newbie who recently came across a formula on how to budget for CAPEX. It says that I should take the cost of the repair and divide it by how many years it will last and divide t...