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I have problem. At this time, I am acting as a sponge and am in the process of educating myself the basics of real estate investing. I have the principles and theory of it down in my head. I understand the strategies,...
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Hi Everyone, It turns out the house I own is in an economic opportunity zone. It was purchased in 2004. What are the tax implications? Thank you!
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Hi BP,My name is Raja Minhas and I work as a business analyst in Milpitas/Palo Alto, California. I bought a property in 2005 in northern California (Red Bluff), but ended up giving it back to the bank in a deed in lie...
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With all the complaints about property managers and mgmt companies, you'd think it were a job that can't be easily done competently.As a landlord myself, I know what it takes to manage my own properties, and barely sp...
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I currently own 3 duplexes, all of which I purchased while working as a full time UPS driver with conventional loans. I no longer have a W2 job and I want to rehab and hold rental properties. I have 70K in reserves,...
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Hey everyone, I have been looking for leads for the past few weeks. Does anyone know of the best ways to find leads?I have tried driving for dollars and looked online at sites like craigslist for deals. I have been he...
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We are getting ready to send out an announcement letter as part of our marketing plan, and I would love to get your feedback on the content:"Dear family and friends,I’m excited to let you know, in May, I took a new po...
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*Disclaimer: this is not an advertisement to try to find someone to partner up with*So I had an idea....As a newbie I don't have much for a down payment so I'm brainstorming options on how to break into the Denver rea...
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Long time lurker for some months now, and taking the big plunge of posting my first introductory post. This may be a bit of a long intro, so thank you for reading. My name is Matthew and I am a complete novice with no...
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Alright Bigger Pockets people! I've been waiting to post my update on dipping my toe in the water to full on diving in and swimming away in less than 2 years! First of all shout out to April Vogt on pushing me to get ...