Andrey Y.
Significant Net "Losses" on Taxes despite Positive Cash Flow
I was just doing taxes for 2018 and have noted something peculiar, most of my properties I self-manage. So I do pay monthly PITI and HOA fees. Then there are repairs, occasional utilities, and of course depreciation d...
Mindy Jensen
Want to Talk Tax? Upcoming Podcast Episode Needs Your Questions!!
An upcoming episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast will feature BOTH @Amanda Han and @Brandon Hall answering YOUR questions about taxes - the new tax laws and how they affect regular people AND real estate investors.Wha...
Joshua Dorkin
The Media's Negative Spin on Flipping Houses and Investors
Here's a report from CNN Money on flipping houses that continues the trend of media and government negativity on the housing situation:
House Flipping
Pay special attention to the reporter's remarks about flipping pl...
Chris L.
Need advice on buying my first investment property
Hi there. Interested in buying my neighbors home as my first investment property. It’s a highly desirable area and homes sold relatively quickly -pre pandemic. I have not bought an investment property before and am lo...
Simo Hak
Is this a good deal?
I saw a house that is up for sale in my town ( Louisville, KY). It is a single family house advertised for $69,900 and I was able to get the seller to go down to $64,500.Here are the facts about the houseSingle Family...
Vijaianand Thirunageswaram
What do I like, FLIP or New Construction?
Howdy Investors,Hope all going well. It's been some time since I posted last one and so I thought this story would make it an interesting discussion. If you are following me or my post in BP, in my last update, I ment...
Cliff T.
Using Solo 401k to do hard money / private lending
Hi all,I am hoping to get into the world of hard money / private lending using my Solo 401k and had a few questions.1. I have approx. $120k in my Solo 401k but the deal that I am planning to fund needs about $180k. Is...
Account Closed
Is your real estate investing activity a "trade or business" or an investment activity?
I ask this question because there are real differences in what you are allowed to deduct, capitalize and report in these two situations.
Investors that are wholesaling and flipping are typically in the business of re...
Justin R.
Texas (Financially) Deadly Property Taxes!
Living in California I started investing out of state in 2010. At the time, an investor could invest almost anywhere in U.S. and pencil out a good return. I chose Texas due to what I felt was going to be an appreciati...
Brandon Turner
How I Analyze a Rental Property (in-depth video from Brandon!)
Hey folks, A triplex came on the MLS today piqued my interest, so I decided to analyze it. Then I thought... maybe I should record my thoughts out loud to share with the BiggerPockets audience. Maybe that'll help folk...