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I'm currently trying to help my parents get out of their house. One had a heart attack, the other had cancer and they are ready to retire and downsize. They have a 3,900 sq ft, 4-sided brick house with a finished base...
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Hello, I have been procrastinating and finding all kind of excuse to not get started. 4 years later I am unable ( or unwilling) to stick to one strategy. I have seen money pass and wasted that could have been growing ...
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I recently listed my first rental in Pittsburgh, PA (Allegheny County) and got my first batch of applicants. Unfortunately they weren't the shining stars I was hoping for so I'm curious about a few items as I haven't ...
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Investing in short-term rental (STR) properties and using the STR Tax Loophole is one of the few tax strategies that can save physicians with a fairly high W2 income 6 figures in taxes without working full-time in rea...
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Hello! I'm happy to be here on the BP forums.I'm just starting to look at investing in real estate. I live in inland southern California, which is more affordable than the coasts, but still more expensive than what I'...
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Moving to NYC soon and I'd love to house hack a duplex, but considering cost and my newbie experience level, I'm more inclined to invest outside of the city. I've only looked at the MLS (really just zillow, realtor, a...
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I typically always do 1 year leases but I had recently agreed to rent my unit on a month-to-month basis to someone starting 6-1 while they had a new home constructed estimating that it would close sometime later this ...
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Hello fellow investors,I have made a decision to quit my 95K/YR job in January ’19 and move to do full time rehabs, I will have about 350K cash of my own and my living expenses are about $1800. I plan to buy in the Ch...
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Rent Strike Queens Edition - WSJ
Ysvelia Silva planned to spend this spring training for the New York City Marathon. Instead, she is calling neighbors in her apartment complex and urging them not to pay rent next m...
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Wanting to get out of my own head and get some other perspectives on my strategy.I currently own a home in the Temescal district in Oakland that has appreciated significantly over the last few years. I want to start i...