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I'm live in Los Angeles with wife and 2 kids. Currently renting 2 bedroom and now thinking of buying 3 bedroom around Culver City area. I have 10% to put down, but question is should I buy when the rates are low or wa...
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Just curious to hear what seasoned investors would say and what current aspiring investors are facing right now. It'll be interesting to see how similar or dissimilar responses will be, and how we can bridge the gap.
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Hello everyone, this is my first post on the forum, but I have been reading an learning from many people on this site for quite some time.
So im tired of giving the IRS all of my income, and I have been reading about...
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So, I have read several books and posts on here concerning offsetting income tax with passive loses or depreciation from rental properties, but I am still a little unclear as to how that all works and if I can actuall...
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Huge bigger pockets listener and fan here !! First time poster! I wanted to run something by everyone to get your opinion. I currently have 1 investment property - Mortage is 580, renting for 1200- super happy with th...
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I bought a three family property almost exactly a year ago and the three gas boilers are about 15 years old. I live in one of the units and had to replace the water heater for my unit in July. Now the first floor tena...
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I've been actively investing in short-term rental properties for the past three years, managing one live property and another that will go live in two months. I'm now considering expanding my real estate ventures into...
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While I've learned a ton about investing over the past year or so, I feel like I'm seriously lacking in the area of pre-construction deals. I've got a few questions about finding good pre-construction deals.
1) Wher...
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Hello BP Community, long-time listener/website stalker but first-time poster here. Reaching out for advice bc I’m currently stuck in the paralysis-by-analysis phase. Thought it would be smart to reach out to the aweso...
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Ok I already know what Due Diligence is, I just needed to catch your attention. My actual question is, are there companies out there that actually perform due diligence work for the developers for a fee, or am I on to...