I was told that if you or your spouse is a real estate professional and you own real estate, you benifit from it?? Is this true and what all does it mean. Thank you

I've been working hard on my business (even though I am not yet in the business). My plan is to start working the business in earnest starting in 2015. I know that some would prefer me to spend my time getting deals. ...

Hi! New to BiggerPockets! I was an airbnb investor for a few years but my financial situation got really complicated. Now, I am in a great financial situation and am looking to start investing again. However, I really...

Hello BP Family,I have found this quadplex that looks like a great deal.  This will be my first deal that I plan to house hack and acquire via FHA. Numbers work out at ~$600/month in cash flow after all expenses. Savi...

I've been holding a few properties for a number of years now, and have been able to scrape by with my bookkeeping well enough to file my taxes. But now that I want to start growing my portfolio again, I know I need to...

I have just had a big blow to morale.  I have a SFH with 4 bedrooms and the tenant is on Section 8 in New Orleans, LA.  The cooling part of the HVAC system totally died about a year ago (HVAC can still heat house).  I...

I have been renting single family homes. This is my first foray into a multifamily home. I have not spent more that 5% on maintenance on
single family. I do fix most of the minor leaks and repairs on my own.

Is the 1...

Looking for input as I crunch some numbers. I'm new to commercial real estate and trying to learn as much as possible on how to evaluate a property's price/value. From what I've seen to get there is take NOI/Cap Rate ...

Hello BP community,

Interested to discuss how other real estate professionals exchange their services for ownership percentages in buy and hold deals (multi family <4 units).

Specifically, we would like to provid...

I'm under contract for a duplex (in Salt Lake) and the zoning rules allow me to add another unit of up to ~500-600 square feet.Unfortunately, the house is on a narrow lot and is pretty close to the neighboring buildin...