Austin Rankin
What are my essential needs to be successful?
There is so many software's and "must haves" in the real estate investing world that i do not know where to go to what to do. I need to know if having a CRM software and/or VA/VA's really helps that much. I currently ...
Bob Dole
Cost Segregation -- What is the true benefit of the accelerated depreciation?
All,Apologies for the newb question, but I just heard about cost segregation and have been reading up about it online.My understanding is this (and please correct me where I'm wrong):Pros: -accelerate depreciation, fr...
Jonathan Yip
30 days on market... next step?
Hi everyone! I recently finished my first rehab for a flip and put it on the market! A few bumps along the way but overall happy with the process. The house looks GREAT.It just crossed 30 days on the market so far. Ha...
Melanie Stephens
Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned: Short-Term Rentals
Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...
Steven Maduro
Is the lazy landlord getting too lazy???
Hi everyone It's time for another addition to the Lazy Landlord series. I am currently doing three simultaneous renovations. It probably would have been better to do one at a time . But three simultaneous vacancies...
Tony Duran
Investing in single family house - Houston Area under 100K
Hi BP, I currently own a townhome in the Houston area which I purchased back in 2005. Times are different now and I would like to purchase once again in the Houston area, if profitable. I have family in Katy and would...
Joshua Dorkin
The End of the BiggerPockets 'Influence' System
A little over 3 years ago, we initiated a system on the site called 'influence'. This
Influence System was designed to reward those users who engage and give back to BiggerPockets.
At first, the system was lauded al...
Harry Standafer
How can I reduce my electric bill?
Hey BP,
I just bought an older house (1910-ish) split into five apartments (~2700 square feet total). They aren't separately metered so the utilities are included in their price of rent. The electric bill was about d...
Hardeep Singh
Duplex House Hacking
Is it a good deal to get a duplex (for the purpose of house hacking) if you paying small amount from your pocket every month to cover all the costs?
Account Closed
Best Free Property Management Software
I've been exploring two of the most popular free property management software. For those of you that are using the ones listed below, what are the pros and cons of each? Which one would you say is the best overall and...