Hello, I have seen several informative posts on who should pay utilities (landlord vs. tenant), however wanted to ask for advice specific to my case. Firstly I should say that I am the tenant in this case -- I joined ...

In the next year or so I think we will be selling our 2 rental properties and our primary residence to buy our retirement home.   I want to explore ideas on how to reduce my tax burden. We want to buy a home with plen...

Moving across the country for a 2-year graduate program with a $120K total cost of attendance over 2 years (includes room & board) after scholarships.I own a 3b/2.5ba townhouse in Los Angeles (Culver City area) th...

We're looking to diversify and start investing in rental properties. So far, I've shortlisted these markets but not sure how to pick one from the below selection:1. Atlanta 2. Austin3. Charlotte4. Reno/sparks5. Dallas...

Hi Everyone, We bought 3 hotels & motels this year and are quickly ramping up to buy more hotels in this upcoming recession. I started in real estate with househacking (renting rooms in my house out as STR/MTR), t...

I may be a little late posting this to the forums, but I wanted to put a (slightly delayed) spotlight on this awesome article that Forbes published in August.Inside Birmingham's Bid to Become the Southern Silicon Vall...

Brandon Hall, Amanda Han, @Jim Kennedy and any other real estate CPA's out there who would like to chime in.I had always done my taxes myself with TurboTax. Last year I decided to use an accountant who has a sizeable ...

Hello BPers! I've been following posts for about 6 months now but am just now seeking some assistance. Last week my husband and I closed on a REO house we are planning on rehabbing and living in for 2 years. This morn...

I’m new to BiggerPockets, based in California, and looking to do some out of state BRRRR investing in Lafayette, Indiana (my hometown). I am currently in the process of building an on-the-ground team and am debating b...

I had a thought I was curios about regarding property management, especially when first starting out. I know the general rule is to factor in using property management, whether you initially intend to use it or not. H...