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Alan Faitel the rule about 2 out of the last 5 years rule? IRS
23 August 2022 | 20 replies

My accountant is worried about my home being sold some day, and the rule about 2 out of the last 5 years rule?
I'm looking for some help with the IRS rule 262 Or Publication 523.
I've owned my principal residence ...

Duke Giordano Question on Short Term Rental Loophole
14 September 2023 | 18 replies

Hi All,Question, I am a high income W2 employee and considering purchasing a short term rental.  I do not qualify for a real estate professional status, but recently heard about the short term rental loophole where on...

Jake Mercer From Fitness Instructor to Rental Arbitrage to Full Time Real Estate
5 February 2024 | 10 replies

In 2020, I was a fitness instructor with zero real estate experience and $10k saved up.In 2023, I bought 3 investment properties and 7 acres of land.I wouldn’t have been able to do this if I didn’t start with rental a...

Nicholas Bagliani First time home buyer advice
24 June 2024 | 13 replies

First time buyer here, looking for advice.
Like most first time buyers currently, I’m heavily questioning buying if now is the right time to buy. 
I am 29, single, employed, have ample savings, a full VA loan, and a...

Evan Manship Investing Success Story - Newbie to Million Dollar Deals in 4 yrs
5 April 2018 | 53 replies

I wanted to share my personal success story with BP to fully encapsulate my experiences and hopefully motivate others that were in my position when I first started looking into real estate investing four years ago -- ...

Andrew Bjorklund Inherited tenant that needs to go
2 August 2016 | 34 replies

My wife and I are buying our first multi-family home and expect to close soon (yay!). We will be house-hacking a tri-plex. One unit is empty that we will live in and the other two units have long time tenants. Both te...

Steven Mendiola How Hard is it to Find Tenants?
31 October 2024 | 18 replies

Hi everyone, I’m looking to buy my first house hack in the Denver area. I’m hoping to buy a home around 500K with 5 bedrooms and renting every room while sleeping in a trailer. Currently a mortgage would be around 350...

Hannah Simpson Flipping woes of a Real Estate Rookie... send help! SOS!
13 October 2023 | 29 replies

Hi, I am new to REI and BP, so please bear with me as I try and learn! I've been reading all the books and listening to all the podcasts, but something is just not lining up for me, and I don't quite understand what I...

Bryan Hylenski Quick Question for Quickbook experts!
26 March 2015 | 19 replies

Hello AllTwo tenants. 1.  Move out Tenant, left the place a mess.  House needed cleaning, so we billed him 75$ for cleaning penalty fee.2   Move-in Tenant said she would clean the place herself in exchange for the 75$...

Account Closed Do you have a go-to or favorite paint color for your properties?
15 November 2017 | 43 replies

Looking for something that is very non-offensive and a crowd pleaser. Thanks!