Nicholas Sanchez
Rental Property Financing - Chicago
Hi everyone!I own and live in a condo in Chicago (Old Town area) that I purchased for about $600K and currently have about $250K equity in the home. I am looking into purchasing a rental property in the Chicago area a...
Matt Schaefer
First Rental Unit...Still waiting for a tenant to sign a lease
My fiance and I just bought a duplex in Highland Park, Los Angeles that came with a 600 sq. ft. bungalow. The unit is completely separate from our front house and doesn't have any shared walls (2 house on a lot). We...
CL Ziegler
Expenses, Repairs -vs- Improvements
Hi Everyone,On my last three tax returns my CPA surprised me by prorating several of my HUGE expenses, citing that they were improvements so the full amount can't be claimed on one year's return. (he diviede them over...
Gregory Jacobs
How to finance a renovation
Hi all,Long-time podcast listener, first-time blogger! I recently purchased a fixer-upper (co-op) apartment in New York City. It's about 600 sqft (large for NYC!) and the apartment cost $500k. I put 20% on a 30-y...
Adam Sankowski
Any REI tax pro or genius recommendations for Boston Somerville
Hey, trying to get my head around the new REI tax laws and I've got a bunch of questions. I've looked into hiring a firm to help but they are thousands and thousands and I don't even know what I need until I get some...
Caleb Hessler
New member introduction from AK!
I’am glad to have found this resource! I currently live in Alaska and am desperate to re-locate to the lower 48, so first of all if anybody knows of a full time job with benefits in either Idaho, Montana, Colorado or ...
Aaron Aguilar
Good first investment?
Complete newbie checking in. I registered for bigger pockets months ago after about 3 months into my real estate education. Super excited but everything piece of advice I saw told me, all my resources are here at my...
Ramon Flores
PM allowed lease to start after 1 month - Is this normal?
Hello everyone I have a property management question. My SFH was listed for rent on 8/15. On 8/17 I received a notification saying that they found a tenant and the lease starts on 9/17 and ends 8/31 next year . Now I ...
Justin Hughes
debt vs equity
I'd love to hear people's thoughts on debt vs equity investing and what they prefer and why.
I personally like the safety of debt, since things tend to be more clearly defined, as opposed to off the cuff estimates on...
E B.
Best place to start?
Hello everyone,
I'm an investor from Europe, motivated to start RE investments in the USA. I am interested in cashflowing properties to keep and rent out and create a passive income on the long term.
At this moment ...