Pearl He
Trying to learn more about real estate investing
Hi all! My name is Pearl and I'm new to this forum. I'm so thrilled to see there are so many people that have similar interests and questions as I do. I am in Southern California, and the housing price has skyrocket...
Steven Tomes
Rules on self direct 401k for real estate purchase
What is the best way to use your 401k pre retirement to fund your real estate purchases?
Ben Staples
Turning Consumption Goods into Capital Goods
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/08/02/uber-reduces-capital-concentration-and-increases-the-number-of-capitalists/I thought this article was an interesting one and wanted to share. Tim Worstall writes abo...
Sylvia B.
What happens when buy & hold becomes a flip?
We purchased a house last week that we intend to rehab and then rent. However, if someone wants to buy it before we get it rented, we are not averse to making a quick chunk of cash. So what are the tax consequences...
Bob S.
42 Year Old Husband and Wife, DINK... What Should We Do?
hello, really my first beefy post... signed up a while ago and ready to commit!my wife and i are 42 years old, dual income, no kids (working on that)... we bring home 15k/month after taxes. we save at least 2k a month...
Jordan Vires
Full time with Multiple Properties
Greetings,
Does anyone here have enough units/properties that it allows to be their full time job? I am not talking about those that have already had a career and retired. I am curious how financing works onc...
Joshua Engemann
Single family? Multi? Turnkey? Advice for newcomer
What is your best advice for a first investor? Should I lean towards single family, multi family? I don't know much about what a turn key actually is other than it's already rehabbed and ready to go, is that something...
Andrew C.
Buying new place: what all is affected by str vs ltr choice?
Hello. I’m considering a property, and want to understand what all is impacted by the decision to str vs ltr it. - I’d buy cash and plan to cash out refi soon after. Will rates or LTV limits differ if I decide to ...
Steve Kirsch
Hacking a primary residence and being able to write off expenses
Hello BPers,I am hacking my primary res SFH. It has an non-conforming basement unit that I am renting out. I am claiming that revenue as taxable income and am wondering if I am able to also claim a percentage of all o...
Tim Sherer
Roomates in a single family zoned home
Hello all, new member to BiggerPockets and newer member of the real estate game. I recently bought a home in a fairly popular area of the city. The house is zoned as single family so to my understanding I can't legall...