Hello all,My name is Duncan McCleskey and I have a confession to make... I hid in the shadows on this website for the past two years, I know I know I should have made this post a while ago. During this time I have bee...
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First time landlord here, of 12 months. Talk about baptism by fire - literally! My rental property went up in flames today. Tentatively investigator says it was an accidental fire caused by one of the tenants cigarett...
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I’m a new investor looking for a STR/MT property in Albuquerque. Specifically, in the Quigley Park/Uptown/Snow Heights area. Definitely looking to stay away from the war zone and above the 40. But after examining vari...
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Hello BP,I am a beginning investor in the Bay Area. I recently got pre-approved for a mortgage and teared up a little when I found out what I could "afford." Upon realizing that my house hack plans may be delayed, I ...
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Hello. My wife and I are buying a rental property and we are a little confused about how we will have to account for some improvements we may want to make. Will we have to depreciate any of these or can they be deduct...
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Hello, my first post here and just getting started. I’ve been interested in real estate since before college and purchased my current home where I reside in 2012.Background: We used to live in Palm Springs, FL but mov...
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Hi everyone. I have been visiting Biggerpockets for months now and I would like to get more insights from other Biggerpocket members. My name is Meng and I live in New York City. I've been searching a lot on websites...
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Hey! I rent my home out for weekends about 5-7 times a year sometimes through AirBnb/VRBO, but some customers like to book direct and we can avoid fees and such of the third party. As such, I'm interested in a third ...
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Tonight we passed on our first multi-family investment. The numbers look solid but after visiting the site, there are some obvious reasons why this wouldn't make a great "House Hacking" property. My wife is used to ou...