Sapir Simply
New Agent - Should I Americanize My Name?
Hi everyone!So my question is pretty straightforward. I am a new Real Estate agent and I wonder if I should Americanize my name to gain that initial connection with clients? A lot of people have difficulties pronounci...
Brian Beck
Rent or sell current primary residence in SF Bay Area
Hello,I hope what I'm about to write is clear. Step 1)Our 3-5 year plan move from California to Tennessee and in the meantime move back in with my mother and rent out our home (comparables rent for $3,000 and our new ...
Mark Perry
Where are the Canadians of BP?
Hey Everyone,It seems like BP is dominated by US investors, which is great, but I'm wondering where are all of my Canadian friends? The concepts of investing in real estate are the same, but mortgage and tax laws can ...
Wendell De Guzman
I Am Thankful for Biggerpockets Because...
What are you thankful for Biggerpockets this year?For me I am thankful to BP because...1. I sold 3 houses to 2 BP members this year 2. I acquired a wholesale deal from a BP member netting me $28K profit3. I added 200 ...
Tony Leighty
RE Investment Nay Sayers
Hi Gang,I wanted to get everyone's take on this. I'm not one to generally take to heart what other people say that are either a) not in my shoes or b) don't have words of wisdom from prior experience but I've been ru...
Kyle H
Foreclosure Auction : Narrowing Down Your List
Hello All, I am bidding on properties in Florida almost every day and looking for some insights to save some time. For those that are experienced you know that this is A LOT OF WORK! We get O&Es, drive the propert...
Susan O.
Is Housing a Human RIGHT? Entitled to property?
https://www.facebook.com/events/1665406613716274/This is entitlement. Us landlord and investors has to pay a bank mortgage to keep a house, if they don't they pay monthly we lose the house.Same should go for any perso...
Rich Weese
Follow up to WHY DO WE INVEST with some retirement #'s
I posted a thread a few days ago called why do we invest? There were a lot of good replies on that thread with many bigger pockets members listing their goal of 5000, 10,000, 12,000, or $20,000, per month for retireme...
Daniel Masarick
feeling like a fraud
I have been wanting to own rental properties for years now, but have never had any semblance of financial stability to do so. Recently I have gotten that a little more under control, and was introduced to this site. I...
Gunnar F.
Any reason not to take depreciation on a rental property?
My current accountant has apparently not been taking depreciation on my rental properties every year. I am a rank novice in this area. Just wondering whether there could be any strategic benefit to not taking the dep...