Erik Bell
Insurance prices in high-risk areas - Forest Fires in the west
Hey All,Given the common reoccurrence of wildfires hitting the west, has this spooked or given anyone uneasiness that its not a matter of "If", but more of a "when" a natural disaster such as a fire could affect your ...
Mike Moe
Newbie Post: Get a realtor license or not?
Hi All-I'm pretty new to the REI world, and was wondering if getting my real estate license is a good idea? My intentions are not to become a real estate agent, but to build a portfolio of multi family rentals and sho...
Dan Gaudet
College sophomore hoping to invest ASAP
Hi all, I recently joined the BP forums and am hoping to get some guidance on what I should do now as a college student to prepare myself to begin investing in real estate as soon as possible. I have spent lots of tim...
Dustin Letourneau
Newbie - Availability in Louisville
Afternoon everyone,I'm new to the REI world. Have joined bigger pockets pro (wife's account) and started listening to webinars and a ton of podcasts. I'm currently working with an agent and seems that the pickings a...
Alexander Spira
How to figure 750 hour to write off losses
I want to make sure I rack up 750 hours doing real estate this year to get my losses counted against my W2 earnings. I have 6 units and it is taking up lots of my time.
The question is what counts ? For example to se...
Tiffany Da Silva
Advice needed on real estate LLC business banking & Organization
Hello All,I have been investing for the last 4 years in real estate and am on the way to purchasing my 3rd property (a flip :)I am having a hard time knowing how I should organize my incomes, expenses, taxes, ect for ...
Jonathan Bock
Do investors know what their tax rate is?
Tax and finance practitioners what % of your clients have any idea ? I find myself surprised at times
David K.
Educating your tenants - where do you draw the line
I am about to become a first time landlord, on June 1...Til now, in my very short investing experience, I have only dealt with PM's and never directly with tenants. But I am willing to give it a try bc the place is a ...
Dean Halpin
21 year old starting out in the real estate investing world
Hi everyone! My name is Dean and i'm currently a 21-year-old attending college in Arizona, however, I reside with my mother in El Paso. First things first, I would like to say that BiggerPockets has undoubtedly shifte...
Michaela G.
Biting gnats in Georgia
So, I have an apartment and 2 months ago there were suddenly biting gnats appearing. We have no idea how they originate. For a month the tenant tried to deal with them herself, put her plants outside, wiped down the a...