Greetings! I am new to BiggerPockets and new to real estate investing. I haven't done any deals yet (only my primary residence, which I'm considering converting to my first rental). I am currently an IT consultant and...

Hello, my name is Chris and I am new to BiggerPockets.  I have been involved in many real estate deals in the past, but viewed my investing as a hobby.  I am concentrating my efforts on full-time investing, with a mid...

hello investors i'am kenny from massachusetts. I am really very interested in being a real estate investor. I am 45 and have let so much time pass me by already due to overcoming hardships in life, but im as ready as ...

Maybe this is more a vent session but being a new investor I'm shocked that Pro Formas are as misleading as they are.I'm dealing with sellers who are selling to investors but their Pro Formas are written as if they we...

Let's say you do a cost segregation study on a short term rental and with bonus depreciation you have a loss of $100,000. Does that roll over as a credit for future income or do the IRS actually send you a check?  

So I'm wanting to get my real estate license and I've read varying opinions as to whether I should take the classes online or the conventional way.I currently work as a freelance cameraman/editor so my schedule is fle...

I feel like I have seen many questions about self-managing properties vs. hiring a management company. Here is a little something we have realized after ten years of REI. When we started out we wanted to maximize our ...

For work that is completed early or above satisfaction in some other manner?  Automatically this doesn't seem like a great idea, and I don't think I'd do so the first few times I worked with someone.I'm trying to esta...

I’ve been looking at houses all over Phoenix for the past year and based off of sites such as rentometer, Craigslist and Zillow, houses between $200K - $350K seem to fall well below the 1% rule.  Whenever I do most of...

One of the more complex parts of being a real estate agent is setting realistic expectations for what your client can expect from the market. There are always going to be people who have unrealistic expectations, but ...