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I was recently on the phone with my CPA. When he found out I was on the cusp of purchasing my first investment property he flipped out. Have you ever seen an introverted, analytic-type personality get emotional? It wa...
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Has anyone dealt with child support and rental income? Properties are in LLCs with separate business bank accounts. Just curious if my earned income is the only income considered or if rental income is included even t...
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Hey Bigger Pockets family, my name is John Faulk Jr, and I recently joined the Bigger Pockets community again. I don't have enough money to fund my own deals and my credit is bad, I'm actually working on my credit rig...
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Anyone using BP ever noticed the SPCA solicitations on T.V. requesting contributions to help provide Food and Shelter for Animals? Don't get me wrong, I like Dogs and Cats and think to many of them are abused and neg...
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I would like to dedicate this post to “What type of business backs your real-estate deals”
What type of business do you own?
What made you chose that business?
and finally:
Who or What helped you decided to reinve...
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Thank you for your e-mail to Sen. Bates. She strongly supports Asm. Vince Fong's AB 1922, which would eliminate the franchise tax on small businesses. You can learn more about the bill here: http://leginfo.legislature...
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For the record, I am still relatively new to the REI game so I like learning new things. So I picked up a rental property about 2 months ago. At the time of purchase I knew the tax appraised value was out of whack. In...
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Hey all,I have newbie question here. When trying to get a loan/mortgage for a property I'm assuming they will ask you for income proof or tax returns to see how much you're making and what can you qualify for, etc. My...
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Hello is it necessary to have Property Management and Accounting Software for landlords? if so what software would be recommended as easy to use?
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Hello,In late 2019 I bought out my parents 3 rental properties (5 units) through 5% down payment, seller financing with a 3% interest rate! It was mismanaged at the time and we renovated 3 of the units and raised the ...