![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1553415/small_1694597367-avatar-sbaker.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello fellow Landlords and Property Managers...I have a SFR w/a Section 8 tenant. She's been in the house since Sept. I went to the property the other day to collect her portion of the rent and change out the furnace ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/462224/small_1696866794-avatar-mattw53.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I'm new here my name is Matt and I'm located in Northwest Indiana but aside from a introduction I was wondering if their is a possible chance of a repeat of 07 and what are the telltale signs of such a situation.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/880239/small_1694682098-avatar-lylec1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
The real estate professional rule states:"A taxpayer will be considered a real estate professional if (1) more than one-half of the total personal services the taxpayer performs in trades or businesses are performed i...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2013494/small_1668741890-avatar-patrikk2.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hey, Bigger Pockets community. Even though I rented two bedroom apartment for the past 6 years, I'd say I'm pretty new to the RE investing, since I used to live in that apartment before, and when we purchased a home w...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/375811/small_1621447589-avatar-alex25.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hey BP!I was just curious as to how many of you got started in regards out of state investing? How did you go about the process outside of an agent in that area? Did you make the offers through them or try to contact ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/518206/small_1621480816-avatar-zzstar.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi all, We are currently renting and since houses/location that we would like to live in are priced beyond our reach for now, I would like to just jump straight into investing in other more affordable areas around us....
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/620340/small_1696311351-avatar-nishantg.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi,I am a relatively new investor from Portland OR (I have one condo bought in 2012 which is doing ok now) looking to pick up a property using conventional lending (20-25% down, 30-year fixed rate mortgage) to buy and...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/51525/small_1621411521-avatar-soldat.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
https://www.zillow.com/research/october-2024-rent-report-345...
It's normal for the market to slow down in winter, especially right around Thanksgiving and Christmas. This year feels different, and I'm hearing many l...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/343265/small_1621445507-avatar-incliner.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I recently read on BP that 7 markets including Portland and Denver were at risk for a Housing bubble. I am from Portland and our end game is to get back there in a year. The fact is I could not agree more with a housi...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1654375/small_1694945701-avatar-nathanw206.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi, I’ve been analyzing dozens of properties in two particular markets I’m interested in. I’m ready to get off the sidelines but I keep running into some obstacles. First the local housing market is booming and due to...