Brad V.
land trust to avoid capital gain?
Is there a way for a seller and I to set up a land trust to hold the properties I want to purchase from him and he be able to avoid his capital gain tax?
Carlo Santarelli
Screening Tenants
Hi there,
I'm am brand new to the BiggerPockets site and love all the information here! Thank you so much! I have a few questions regarding tenant screenings...
1) Does anyone have suggestions on screening for "good...
Cedrick Layton
Great Atlanta Neighborhoods for beginners in 2018/2019.
I am looking to find some hot and upcoming Neighborhoods in Atlanta for me to start rehabbing or using the BRRR method. I am hearing that the West End and East Atlanta is some good areas to start. Please share your th...
George Frye
Wholesaling Foreclosures.
I have seen several topics on foreclosures. However I havent seen a answer that made sense to me. I have 6 homes that have been reo listed for atleast a year. What steps should I take in order to:
1. Get the market va...
Cal C.
Wet dog Smell (NOT URINE OR MOLD)
This is a new one on me. I have a vacant house which has a serious wet dog smell, it is definitely not a urine smell. I have had several people including the carpet cleaner, my handyman, my realtor, and potential t...
Jordan Thompson
Sub-Metering a 10- Unit building Water/Elect/Gas
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...
Lisa T.
"The Rules" of Investment Property
Clarity please! When calculating a potential deal, is the "Rule of Thumb" 70% or 75% (i.e. ARV x 70% - Rehab = Max Offer)? Also, any recommendations for estimating rehab cost (i.e. ARV x 10% + $10k = Rehab Budget)? I'...
Patrick M.
Add a Master Suite??
4 bed 2.5 ba house. 2 Bed upstairs 2 bed downstairs..legal with egress. Under contract and will cash flow nicely. B to B+ area. Issue is the previous owner remodeled around the water shutoff and septic clean out ...
Chris Gosselin
$80k for buy and hold
I’m looking to spend $80k to buy a single family home, is it worth limiting my search to no income tax states? I’d love to hear what market you would hone in on for a property in this price range. I’m not looking to m...
Bill D.
Renter Screening during COVID
Are you landlords relaxing your screening criteria now because of job losses or uncertainty during Covid? Or do you essentially NEVER relax your standards, no matter what the sob story?