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Hi BP Community,I collect paintings. Paid ~3.5k of paintings last year. If I put them in my STR, can I write them off on my Schedule C?
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Hello BPers! I'm relatively new to the investment syndication world and joining this forum to add what I know while absorbing everything I can from the seasoned pros out there... I'm part of a family business with a l...
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Hello again BP community. I'm new and eager to get into REI for Buy and Hold BRRRR's mainly looking for cashflow in North Eastern PA. I met someone through a meetup group, and they recommend getting my investment busi...
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Hello,I am fairly new to the BiggerPockets community. I am currently active-duty in the U.S. Army. I am ready to hit the gas on real estate investing for the better financial future of my family. Looking at my market,...
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Hello everyone. After spending the last two months educating myself about this industry, I have come to the realization that I cannot teach myself everything there is to know. I have a 9-5 day job that I'm willing to ...
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Since I'm in my very early stages of building my real estate portfolio, constantly I'm thinking about the way of optimal expansion. Of course this means that I have to have in place an aggressive but at the same time ...
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We have an LLC for each property we own so do you recommend we get DBAs for each or separate bank accounts?
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Hi everyone, I have many houses which should be remodeled and I don't have a luck to find contractors in my area. Would you recommend something? I think of hiring employees on full time on my real estate LLC but I did...
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Hello,Curious if anyone has heard of and used Conrad Lending LLC? Any feedback is appreciated!
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Hello, I have recently been considering a shift in my mindset from long-term rental property in my local market (Charlotte, NC) towards the idea of short-term rental property in an out-of-state market (that is more af...