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Okay so my wife and I are flipping our very first property. We got a older craftsman style home in a very desirable neighborhood, filled with homes like this one. The issue is that its basically all 2 prong electrical...
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I bought a house in Costa Rica, using partially money from my 401k through a covid distribution, which meant I escaped the 10% penalty but still am liable for income tax.I'm 59, and took out approximately $200k. This...
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Hello,
I wanted to ask if an investor can get away with poor credit? I was talking to a loan broker telling him my situation but he says that most people don’t like to wait and could work with scores as low as 500 bu...
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Good afternoon bigger pockets,Currently I'm debating on getting a 10unit complex all 1bed/1ba. The income is great and is within market for my area. The current owner only has one gas meter, electric, water and sewa...
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I just bought QuickBooks Pro 2017 and ran into a snag on the first page! I have three rentals at the moment and flipp for my day job. What industry should I pick? Should I set up two companies in quickbooks? Are there...
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I have read that if you charge reasonable rental and treat the tenant as you would any other tenant, you can possibly rent a property you exchanged into to a relative. Could you rent the property to yourself? I have s...
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Hi all,I am working to get my first property under contract (currently a SF, the other MF offer wasn't accepted). I want to make sure I am looking at all the right things once the property is under contract to ensure ...
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Hi everyone!I am considering buying a mobile home to place on the land I live on. Is this a good idea? What are some pros/cons and other stuff to pay attention to for mobile home rentals?
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So say you've been depreciating a property for 10 years. Year 11 rolls around and you completely replace the roof. Does that just increase the remaining depreciable balance (basis) for 17.5 years? Or do you deprec...
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No. It might for a short time, but oil has fallen from $115 to $49, companies are already cutting back on projected production spending. They will cut back more unless oil suddenly rallies. In four of these states,...