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I haven't been on in a while and thought I'd share some of my progress. Long story short I quit my gov. job 3 months ago. I've had 3 jobs over the past 5 years when my brother and I began this REI journey. I was a bar...
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Hi everyone, I am new to Bigger Pockets, but my wife and I have dabbled in real estate a bit over the years. When we lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming we bought a duplex as our first investment property and it turned out to...
I'm brand spanking new to this, and i'm not really looking to make a whole living on this. I know the real estate game is no joke and most people have a lot of knowledge and money to make a good living off this. I am...
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I am fairly new to this. Been on Airbnb and VRBO since about March. Been booked pretty solid since then until now but winter has zero bookings. Looking to get some more exposure. What other good platforms are you list...
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Hi all,
Like many small landlords, I am trying to take advantage of cost segregation to increase my depreciation and further reduce tax liability.
However, a full-engineering approach is quite costly (easily over $...
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I am interested in converting a duplex into a quadplex. I am new to this process. I received an architectural proposal. Any tips on how to analyze the proposals.
There is equity in the property. Is using the equ...
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For buy and hold I don't like HOA communities due to the lack of control and volatility that could impact cash flow.What about for flips though? Do you guys buy flips in HOA communities or do you find that it limits y...
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We've done very well catering to travel nurses via MTR's the last few years. What is everyone's long term outlook on this strategy, and do we foresee travel nurses going to continue to be a healthy tenant market to c...
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Hello everyone!My name is Preston Wengert. I am a commercial insurance agent for The Mahoney Group. I mainly deal with people like all of you. Those that have investment properties. both single and multi-family proper...
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When viewing property tax history on Zillow, I frequently see these huge jumps in property taxes from year to year, sometimes 100% increases (see attached example). Sometimes these are rehabbed houses, but many times ...