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I know we need 2 years of experience after getting a real estate license to sit for the broker’s license exam. Do we have to be actively working as a real estate agent under a broker during that time? Or is it suffi...
Hello Everyone,I am new to the forums, a recent graduate, and just was employed as an assistant in a commercial real estate brokerage. I am excited to work for them because “real estate” is a career I am genuinely int...
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Hi, if my wife becomes a real estate agent in New York (we live in NY) and we buy properties in other states such as Florida or Georgia, can we use segregated deductions on houses we buy outside of New York in order t...
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has anyone heard of real deal real estate investors. i was looking for work on a local classified add here in Utah and i came a crossed this company. They are claiming that they are looking for 15-20 people that are l...
Hi BP!Happy Friday.I’ve got a 2 part question for the forum:1) Can I take bonus depreciation through a cost seg study if I’m not classified as an active investor? Doing a mid term rental in Texas with solar and was h...
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My accountant told me there are two ways to get a cost segregation study, one being the expensive route where an engineer comes onsite and does it. He said there is another, cheaper option where I basically fill in a ...
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I am gearing up to take the 40 question state portion of the NC real estate exam & wanted to see if any licensees whom have recently taken the test can provide any insight as to the level of difficulty as well ...
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Hi BP community!
It was so nice meeting everyone during the conference in San Diego this month. I felt so welcomed by everyone and came back feeling inspired and motivated to get more involved in the real estat...
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Any one here covers there properties with earthquake insurance? Will any one consider getting one in the coming year?
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Hello Bigger Pockets CFL community. I am looking into the STR and STR/bonus appreciation strategy as a way to offset W2/short term income. Since the market pre-May 2022 just is not comparable anymore I am interested i...