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I follow the financial independence forums on Reddit, and just happened to come across this one post describing one parasite's brilliant idea for how to get free housing. Depressing to think this is the world we live...
Hello everyone. My name is Mike, I'm 23, and I live in Northern Virginia. I work full time at a government contractor doing HR and I'm also an officer in the Army Reserves. My long term goal for REI is to purchase ...
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Any advice on auctions? Wether online or tax foreclosed auctions, they seem risky but the prices are lower
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Hello Everyone. I have been blessed over this last year in my rehab business now I need some tax advise from others on BP so that we don't bless the tax man so much :) I have been rehabbing homes since last summe...
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Hello all, my name's Matt Vaughn, and I'm brand new to Bigger Pockets. I'm 28, and my family of three currently lives in Alexandria. By profession, I'm a large commercial construction manager - building highly co...
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Hi all,
I'm a US citizen but planning to buy rental properties in the US while living abroad. Since I work for a foreign company, I file Form 2555 (Foreign Income Tax Exclusion) along with my 1040. Basically,...
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Hi all!
Can anyone tell me what are the current requirements/terms for a cash-out refi?
I plan to purchase and rehab a buy-and-hold a single-family or small plex in Philly for all cash ($60-$90k). Ideally I would li...
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Hi BP! Any good insurance brokers (especially flood) recommendations in the KC area? Looking at a multifamily near a flood zone, current flood insurance is around $7k a year according to the seller... wanted to double...
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Hello BP friends,It’s been a while. A few years ago I was active on here dedicated to REI. I’ve spend the past couple years on other ventures, and now I’d like to pick it back up. Back then, I was looking at Tampa. Th...
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I have looked into wholesaling pretty extensively and one big question I have is how do you give proof of funds on a house when you have no intention on buying it and obviously don't have the funds to purchase it? Any...