Against everyone's advice, I decided to do some renovations in San Antonio while living out-of-state in San Francisco. Now that I have some battle scars from this good learning experience, I have some questions
1) As...

Hello everyone, I am a real estate investor and recently joined BP. I have been an investor for years but I have been very passive! :) Recently my husband and I decided to take the rental business to the next level. W...

This is my 1st time with 1040 and rental.a) Is it possible to list the closing costs under any expense item - eg. commission. I bought the house so technically didn't pay any agent. I also took a no-point loan but I s...

Have house that requires a Cash Purchase.Have gotten many postcards. I have not answered any, because I need to make up my mind where I will go and what I will be able to buy. Cannot do the latter until I get offers. ...

First off, I know this is not the traditional Bigger Pockets post, but here it goes...
First post alert!
I have gotten so much valuable information from scrolling through these forums for hours, so I wanted to see i...

For all the married people out there; what do yall recommend to put on a wedding registry???? My fiance and I plan to get married in April next year, and neither of us are really materialistic and are looking towards ...

Hello everyone. We find ourselves in a situation. Hoping for some feedback. 
Purchased property 2 months ago. One apartment was occupied with holdover tenant who had plans to leave (family of seller). Multiple attemp...

I am purchasing my first rental property in Memphis, TN (Bartlett area) and am trying to come up with the numbers for that area for capex that I should be setting aside after a rehab (assuming all the items are new, w...

Does anybody recommend a sign-off form I should provide to Tenants after I had major repairs done from a shower valve leak ?(ruined an entire bathroom, and some adjoining flooring).  (I paid out of pocket, as insuranc...

50% Rule and Condo HOA

The 50% rule looks like it’s a rule of thumb for properties where the owner would be responsible for a long list of capital and operating expenses items such as roofs, HVAC, landscaping...