Steven May
How Much Are You Putting Away For Retirement Vs. Investing
As a millennial and recent college grad and wanting to begin building a portfolio of properties while working a full time job, a question I constantly find myself contemplating is how to plan for an early retirement a...
Matt M.
My tenant annoyed I’m working and making noise
Morning all.. so here it is, 9:15am on a Sunday, I’m drywalling the kitchen of a half double I own and am rehabbing. I own the other half also. I waited until 8:45 to start working. My tenant in the other half just te...
McKenzie Bagan
When to cut losses and pass on bad neighborhood?
This is a not happy post and we feel like we are in a difficult spot. I did my first Brrr property and things have been tough from the start. I was able to get the property renovated, refinanced and listed with a prop...
Theodor Chung
First Commercial Flip, 3.6million to 5.5million in 7 months.
Hello BiggerPockets family,
First and foremost thank you for taking the time to click on my post, this is my first big commercial "flip" (still in progress) and also my first time blogging. I want to share my experie...
Scott Blackwill
Tax Deferment as an LP investor on Multi-Family Syndication
I understand you can defer taxes on SFH through a 1031 exchange, but what about tax deferment as an LP of a syndication? It's my understanding you'll have some paper losses due to depreciation that you can push to fo...
Young S.
My realtor is also an investor and she is hiding the list
I am suspecting my realtor is deliberately not mention her short sales list or best deal list. So later on she will be get the deal as an investor herself. Also I noticed the deal I found went someone else even though...
Katie Willcox
Pre-Screening - Are We Being Too Tough?
Hi Everyone!We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it. We've prepared a pre-screening questionnaire with guidance from Heather & Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties b...
Jordyn Matusevich
Purchase of owner occupied duplex advice
hi all,I'm new here and seeking some advice. My husband and I, both 33 without kids yet, have lived in a rental unit of a house with one other rental unit for the last 4 years. The owner has just put the house up for ...
Bryan Hancock
Fannie, Freddie Model Declared Dead - FINALLY!
So it appears that the GSE model is officially being declared dead by the Obama administration and is nearing major reform from what I am reading from a number of sources. Any thoughts on what this means for us going...
Mike Wire
anyone investing in puerto rico
I just heard on the news that real estate prices are dropping like crazy in Puerto Rico due to the state of the local economy. Wondering if that's a good opportunity to start investing there. Anyone on BP currently in...