My wife and I recently purchased our first ever SFR. We've been told by contractors who've visited our property that we should look into getting our roof replaced within the next year or two. As investors, what caused...
Hey Everybody! **Posting in this thread as "Getting started" didn't generate the replies I was looking for.
Brief intro: while I was in the Marine Corps, I found BP and started absorbing as much info as possible. I s...
Anyone had success marketing your vacation rental or short term rental outside of relying on the booking platform (Airbnb/VRBO)? I'm starting to experiment with FB ads, Instagram and pinterest. Also was thinking abo...
Hi All,I've done some reading up on the BP forums and thought it was time to finally introduce myself. I'm Jacob, mid-20's and work in corporate finance. My main goal is to save cash over the next 3-5 years and in t...
Tax implications of a 1031I am trying to understand the tax implications of doing 1031 exchange on an investment property. I have an investment property that I lived in for 8 years and then rented for 5. I will have a...
I was having a conversation with a partner on some of his SFR properties in regard to depreciation strategy. He owns three SFR with a monthly cash flow of ~$2600. Two of the properties are paid off and one has a mortg...
Hi All,I am a newbie to real estate investing in North East Florida and have been watching the podcasts and reading the books etc. for a few years now. I signed up as a pro member a year ago, but just now making a ne...
I'm currently in escrow on an under-performing self storage property in CA. I heard about using Cost Segregation when purchasing it to maximize on the tax benefits. I'm going to consult with my CPA, but just wondering...
Hello everyone! First of all I have to say I am beyond excited to be a part of the whole BiggerPockets.com family. I found out about this site after reading David Greene's "Long Distance Real Estate Investing". Tod...
I have two rental properties and am trying to buy a home for my family. Make 12k a month but have 4k in debt with the rentals being 3k of the debt. I started a llc for the rentals but was curious on how I can transfer...