The 20% downpayment on my first multi-family is holding me back.  The money is there but with additional money to be spent fixing the place up it is going to shrink my savings quite a bit.  I'm curious to hear what ot...

OK this is a question that I have had in the back of my mind for a while, why would anyone sell a property that is cash flowing? I realize that some people might want to sell their property to invest in a better prope...

I'm so excited a new chapter just opened in my REI career! This was always in my mind, and after 3 months of going after auctions, I landed my first acquisition! For the record I have 3 rentals out of which one was a ...

Hey everyone,I just signed up for bigger pockets and I am interested in getting started in real estate investing. I just finished reading 'How to Invest in Real Estate' and frankly, the book left me with more question...

Longtime lurker, first post. Thanks to the BiggerPockets community for all the invaluable advice -- it's helped me personally and professionally for many years.

Here's my question: This year my wages at my non-real...

Hello Everyone, I am wanting to get some insight as to what others would do in my situation. I have a home that I own in the Denver area and currently have about 250k in equity after paying the agent fees. In todays m...

"For the first $40,000 of your income, the capital gain tax rate is 0%! You pay nothing!"
Fantastic, but what does it actually mean?
If I have no job and sell a property for $100,000 - does it mean I pay nothing for...

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