Mark N.A
Small Claims Court Fun & Games
So I'm down at the local small claims court last week pursuing a summary ejectment. Before the session starts I get to talking with another LL with properties in various other counties. He tells me that one county o...
David Karaffa
Aspiring Rehabber & Flipper Looking for Some Advice
Hello all! Hope all is well! I am new to biggerpockets.com. What a great website. I have some general questions I hope I can get your insight on. Quick background, I am a licensed Real Estate Consultant out in th...
Rizwan Alam
Hello from Cali - Small Investor
My name is Rizzy and I recently found BiggerPockets and have quickly fallen in love with it. I have always invested all my life but never in real estate. I want to buy wholesale properties, hold and rent them out....
Luke J Nelsen
Short Term Rental Security Deposit Advice?
Hey everybody! I have a cabin near Pigeon Forge under contract and am hoping to get some insights regarding security deposits for short term rentals. What do you typically hold for security deposit? I am using Your Po...
Pat Noyes
Primary residence home equity use
I am looking at one of two options.
1) get a HELOC on my primary residence and use it for a 20-25% down payment on a multi family. OR
2) sell our home and use the proceeds for a) 3.5% FHA or 5% conventional down pay...
Joshua Wallace
Hilary Farr(Rules of Renovation)seminar(New Started Help Request)
Hello All,I hope all is well with everyone, I am very new to the Real Estate field and I am looking to maybe one day make this my main source of income but like most I'm having issues starting up. I am waiting for my ...
Sean Sullivan
Need Advice on Closing SNAFU - Occupancy for 12 months required?!
Hi All, I completed a cash-out refinance of my primary residence 2-unit on Friday, but may have to cancel it due to some specific language. I have until tomorrow night at midnight to cancel - so I am seeking your help...
Abhishek Maloo
Recapturing depreciation on a converted rental property
Hello All, I converted my primary residence where I lived for the last 4 years to rental property in the year 2021. While filing taxes for 2021 - I claimed depreciation on my property which amounted to 21,000$. My exp...
Greg Barrett
Cap Rates: A Deep Dive
The “cap rate” is probably the most widely used metric in commercial real estate. It’s a metric that I refer to almost every day when describing or evaluating an investment opportunity. In short, a cap rate is the u...
Zach Shrader
What documents to ask for before buying property
Hello all, I'm looking at an 11 unit multi family in the Ohio area. 9 units are 2 bed 1-1/2 bath and 2 units are 2 bed 1 bath.
I know there's some obvious things I need to ask for like the rents and stuff. But sh...