Hello everyone, just want to introduce myself here and give some background on myself before I start going around asking questions. My name is Austin, I currently live in the outskirts of Roanoke, Virginia. Moved here...

I've been doing automotive manufacturing most of my adult life. One day my stepfather showed me the properties he owned and the profits he made from them and after reading the book "Rich Cap Poor Dad", I knew I had to...

Hello Everyone - It is a pleasure to be a part of the BiggerPockets community. There seems to be a wealth of knowledge to be gained. My name is Evan Doan, I have been married for 5 years now and i have 3 children with...

I have a loss on a single rental property of about $3,500. Because my MAGI is $150k the loss is phased and I am not able to reduce my income by the loss. If that's the case should I not include all of the expenses t...

Contrary to popular belief mentors can't help you become successful.  
At the very best they can help someone who was already going to be successful make a few less mistakes.  But that's much much different than what...

I have been lurking here for a while and decided it was time to finally introduce myself and join the fun!!  My wife and I are beginner investors in the Bowling Green Kentucky area.  We both work full time well paying...

With all the shut downs lately, it can be tempting to think the economy has ground to a halt.  But I've found my own business to be thriving!
March was a busy month.  We closed on a 4-plex that is getting extensive r...

The house is finished except for the bathroom where we ran out of primer.  I did some quick research and found Kilz High Build primer.  Expensive, but I wish I had found it prior to painting the whole house!  There ar...

Hi BP,
I just wanted to start and say thank you to all the developers and contributors to this website. Bigger Pockets is still relatively new to me but has taught me so much in so little time and it would not have b...

Hello BP members. I'm looking for advice on how to refinance a SFH in Milwaukee. I purchased the property for 65K, but the most recent appraisal came back at 45K due to so many foreclosures in the neighborhood.

The...