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As one of our initial investments, we want to buy a vacation home (probably a condo, maybe a house) in Galveston, Texas. We live a couple hours away so could theoretically use this to vacation ouselves when it's not r...
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What does a real estate agent do that would be hard for me to do on my own? How can we both benefit?
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Good morning.I am respectfully requesting feedback from the Bigger Pockets community on this deal. My area is Austin, TX (this particular deal is in a community about 30 minutes from Austin) and my deal involves pote...
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Hi,
I'm new to these forums but I look for informations that are specific for the german market, as some resources and legal requirements will differ.
I couldn't find a post using the search, but are th...
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Vacasa’s stock price just dipped below the $1 mark, making it officially a penny stock and putting it in grave danger of being delisted from the stock exchange (if the price doesn’t rebound in the next few months). Wh...
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I bought a house in 2011 and lived in it prior to moving out at the end of 2014. February of 2015 I began renting the house. I am trying to determine my cost basis for depreciation. I know that it will be the lesse...
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Good Day All. It seems to me that so many BP or successful REI stories are about scoring properties at a steal, and following up with potential sellers with umpteem phone calls to convince them into selling their hom...
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Hello BiggerPockets Members! We're conducting a brief survey, and want to know a bit about what real estate investing, and BiggerPockets have done for your financial lives. Please take this 30-second survey! Thank yo...
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Your personal thoughts on market direction ? I various views from people in Oregon and curious of your opinions and WHY?
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Hi! I'm Vanessa. My husband and I own a home in the north suburbs of Chicago. We both, somewhat inadvertently, fell into owning 2 rental condos in Chicago. Both of the rentals were ours before we married and bought a...