Thomas Jones
The New 20% Pass-Through Deduction and You
The IRS issued more guidance on Wed, Aug 8th on the new Sec. 199A 20% pass-through deduction. But many taxpayers are wondering does this apply to real estate activities as well.The 20% deduction applies to Qualified ...
Andrew Eaton
High End SF Bay Area Flip - Risk-Return Opinions
I am negotiating the purchase of a well located home on the SF peninsula. As it stands, it is a 2BR 1.5BA, 1,020SF home on a 5,000 SF lot. It is currently a rental that needs some TLC.Purchase price will be approx. ...
Ashraf Farrag
Thoughts on converting my rental property to a lease option?
I have a fairly steady rental property. It was a former home of mine. I lived in it for 7 years and it has been rented for about 6 years. There still is a mortgage on the property and it has a decent amount of equity ...
Andrew Davis
The Power of Bigger Pockets
Part 1Hey BP Community,I wanted to take some time and share this project that literally would not have happened without Bigger Pockets. Thank you again @Joshua Dorkin for taking the risk to start this. Many of you ha...
Jon Coleman
New member in Milwaukee
I recently joined BP after having been enjoying the benefits of great information and discussion across the site. My background is in retail banking and I've since moved to a management role at a fintech firm but I'm...
Rigoberto Torres Meza
Real Estate Course, should I pay for it?
Is it worth taking a course? Am I better off my learning of off BP, youtube, reddit and books? The courses are usually expensive, and I see a lost of posts saying you are better off investing that money since people t...
Joe Splitrock
House Hack Bubble and Return of the Sub Prime
Yesterday was an interesting day. I was at the gym and overheard a gym member talking to the trainer. He as trying to talk the trainer into buying a house. He was explaining his own house hacking experience and how he...
Jon Holdman
AbSheild chinese drywall remediation
In another thread where someone was looking for properties with Chinese drywall, a company called AbSheild was mentioned as having a remediation process for this drywall. I looked at this company and their claims.
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Stacy G.
Why investors should be their own general contractor
This is in follow up to a recent post by Engelo Rumora "The Top 3 People Most Likely to Rip You Off in Real Estate Investing"Probably one of the more misunderstood words in construction is "general contractor". Based ...
Nicole (Dunlap) Pendergrass
My First House Hack Unsuccess Story
Ok, I sorta lied, but I got your attention ;-)Although this story is full of bruises, blood, sweat, tears and bad decisions, I still consider it somewhat successful... may not be the best investment ROI-wise, but coul...