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I read an article that stated two year W2 income is becoming less important then in past is this a myth or doesn’t it depends on the bank?
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My day job is a photographer and cinematographer, I have an LLC for that work that files taxes as an S-Corp. I generally pay myself a reasonable W2 salary (about half of Business income) but 2020 was a bit different....
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Hi Everybody!!!
I am a new member from Central, NJ.
First of all – to site administrators and owners – it is a great community you have here… Hat’s off to you…
I would not even call myself an Investor… I am somewha...
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Hello All!I am moving to Atlanta in a few months for a job, I am changing careers and will be starting on a salary of roughly 60k in the tech industry where salaries scale quickly. Prior to this, I worked and saved in...
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My parents are thinking about buying a 4-unit near my house. Am I legally allowed to help them with the management of the property if I'm not a broker?
If being a broker IS required... could we get around that by my...
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I am in the works of acquiring my first investment property, which will be a duplex that I plan to house hack. It took me a year of being frugal to save for the down payment. This year, I have several life events that...
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Hi Everyone,I'm green, young (26), and full of dreams. My wife and I just got back form a year of world travel. Time to get back to the grind. I discovered BiggerPockets while we were on the move and found I am drawn ...
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Hi All,
I am a software engineer in San Jose and planning to move to Austin for saving on taxes. I was wondering if someone has done that on BP forums and What is the experience like moving from CA/NYC to Austin?. ...
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I started my real estate career in 2017, and flipped 5 houses from 2017 to February 2020. After selling my last house in February 2020, I took a break from flipping due to the pandemic and wanting to work from home. N...
For last few years I've been following BiggerPockets podcasts, read David Greene's long distance investing book, and searched around real estate aggregators in various locations around the country for both single fami...