Roshan K.
How many of you are financially free?
How many people are financially free on here? For those of you who are, do you still work or are you "retired" and living off the cash flow? If you are financially free, which method did you use to acquire it? (ie buy...
Gareth Fisher
What you wont hear any investor tell you
I have been involved with flipping properties since early 2000s. First subbing out as a carpenter for several local investors and builders. When the market dropped out in 2008. Everyone I knew including myself we...
Dan Mahoney
How to buy a tax deed at the Fulton County Tax Sale, Atlanta, GA
I thought I would share my experience of how to buy tax deeds on the steps of the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia. This is a long post because it is actually a complicated process. Please note that thes...
Curt Smith
Sched E landlord, where to best deduct business expenses: education etc?
Hi Folks, Last few years I just added up my general business expenses: education, technology, subscriptoins etc, divided by my number of Sched E houses and added an expense called General business expense onto EACH h...
Bill Berke
change use of rental property to business use-filing sched C
when I file I am adding sched C - do I continue the same depreciation formula on sched Ewhat changes do I need- most income on 1099- misc
Brian Collins
Getting around Sched. E to use rental income to boost DTI
Hello BP,I have recently been trying to pre-qualify for a mortgage on a second home. I want to find a way to get around the requirement of having rental income on Schedule E for 2 years in order to use it as income to...
Patrick Wood
Investing seed money: what financial instrument to use as a bucket
I am new to real estate investing. My wife and I have overhauled our personal budget to reflect the 'pay yourself first' approach (allocate in order: income comes in -> invest -> donate -> fixed expenses -&g...
Andre King
Should I sell, refinance or do a Heloc for seed investing capital
I am an Architect/GC with my own Design/Build firm and looking to Real estate investing to replace my 9-5. I currently own a home in the Bay Area but to be honest this recent increasing onslaught of wildfires has me s...
Dion DePaoli
Why to invest in Notes?
I am not sure there is really a good thread here in BP which address this question. I know there are many blogs but those do not provide expanded conversations around the idea, IMO. If you are a seasoned, new or pot...
Redgy Saint-Germain
My realtor refused to show me 2 deals because of his commision !!
What should I do ?My realtor is a great guy but this is the second deal that he refuses to show me ( he rather give me the number to call ) stating "he is not driving 20 miles for 500$ commission"I saw a condo where t...