Adrian Smude
House is in a Trust
I found a property close to my house that the owners moved out of months ago, it went up for sale and then the sign came down. From what I found is the house is in a Trust's name which has the owner's name in it. My...
Austin Tully
Materials for Rental Properties
Hello Bigger Pockets members!
So since the beginning of this year (2019), I have decided that I want to start investing in real estate, specifically, "Rental properties". I have read a handful of books such as t...
Simon Martinez
Primary residence tax /rental question. Florida and Texas.
I purchased my first primary residence in Florida in November of 2015 for $79,000. I then had to move due to military restationed me to Texas on May 2017. I have had my house for sale for almost 6months, got under con...
Sophia Dwyer
What must I do to secure my financial future?
I am already 40 and some friends advised me to start saving for my retirement as early as now. That I should start calculating how much I will need during my retirement and a company pension plan or Social Security ca...
Mallory Jakiel
Tax Benefit for W2 Income
Hello,I am new to real estate investing. Part of the reason I'm beginning down this path is for a tax shelter for my W2 income. I'm married with one child and make $135K.Will I benefit more in tax deductions by purc...
Tanner Mueller
Sell my current home, or rent it out?
Hello! This is my first post on any forum, quick run down on my situation-I’m 28, married with a 9 month old baby. We are looking to purchase a property that has been in my family for over 100 years. This would be our...
Zach Martin
Best entity/contract for first-time investor partnership?
Hey All!Looking for some insight regarding the best way to approach a partnership. A friend and I would like to purchase a property together in order to ease into long-term real estate investing with less of a financi...
Chad Michael
Habitat for Humanirty for learning about rehab and costs
So I'm wondering what people think about volunteering with Habitat for Humanity to learn about rehab and associated costs. I'm in the process of building my capital base to take the offense and in the meantime I'm lo...
Bo Goebel
Tax Deductions in Syndications
If you buy into a large syndication, are you offered all applicable tax deductions in a prorated way? E.g. you invest $10,000 into an apartment complex that cost 5 mil. You have 1% equity on the property. Are you goin...
Suzanne Chan
Section 8, Project Based Voucher in Texas - Advice on Deal
Hi all, a question for anyone that deals with Section 8, PBV (project based voucher). We are considering a deal, where all units are under this program, the seller I believe has already utilized the subsidized loan. T...