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Hey BiggerPockets fam! I plan on buying my first property by January 1 at the very latest. I just kind of wanted to tell everyone my plan with my partner and see what you all think. Constructive criticism welcome! I p...
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I'm heading to Tulum area at the end of April. I was given some information by an agent from the company called Agency. Anyone heard of them?They have developments in Bacalar, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Aventuras, Puert...
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Hi BP!Long-time lurker, first time poster. After listening to podcasts and viewing forums, I wanted to try to house-hack the home that I own and currently live in.My question is, am I allowed to choose a tenant who I ...
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I'm currently out of state and I received a call from a tenet today that there is mold growing on the wall behind their couch and under the sink. The tenet sent me some pictures and the good news is that the mold is g...
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Hi BP Nation,I'm furthering my RE Education. Everything that I have learned so far is you make your money off of the deal. Can you kindly suggest any reading material that have helped you understand deal analysis more...
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I have an issue coming up were my parents are selling there investment home of 6 years and want to re-invest in another state. However, will they avoid paying capital gains if they buy a property acouple of months aft...
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I will start with a thank you to everyone for helping me with this. I'm negotiating with a seller on 2 properties that he is selling. I sent out yellow letters and he called me. The seller is retiring and is sellin...
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A house in my parents neighborhood has recently gone up for sale (by owner) and I was thinking about renting it out if possible. I wanted to know what would be the best way to approach this strategy? It is a single fa...
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We are house hacking our mother-in-law apartment and I was curious about some potential tax write offs we could benefit from. My question is, do we need our Landlording License to benefit from these tax write offs? Th...
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How is land appraised to calculate the cost basis for depreciation?Do they use the purchase price of the land ?