Farris Roach III
Rent To Retire review
I have heard a couple rumblings about investing with renttoretire.com, including bigger pockets ads. My question is, who out there has actually used it? What do they get out of helping you invest in a turnkey? Why wou...
Fred Mejias
Doing a Rehab, How are improvements captured for taxes?
I just bought a property that I intend on renting. I am rehabbing it now and I am curious how my expenses for the improvement are captured on my taxes? I ask because I previous asked a question about W9 and 1099 and I...
Russell Brazil
Is Bigger Pockets Creating Unrealistic Expectations For Investors
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 ...
Jonathan H.
paying +80K a door instead of 25K? why?
Hi guys,
Before finding this forum, I was so sure I was looking at good investment properties in the areas I was in (mostly populated downtowns in NE and NW). Then just yesterday, I saw posts on this site about 50K ...
James Carlson
Agents with a niche, what do you share and when?
So ... I've got a gripe and a question for you agents specializing in a particular area of real estate.The short story/direct questionIf you're an agent with niche knowledge that sets you apart from other agents, how ...
Paul D.
Im a total NOOB: Investing in Multi-family homes.
Hello BiggerPockets People, So I'm throwing my self out to the wolves and admitting that I am a total noob who has been reading book after book, non stop podcasts, and soaking in as much information as I can abo...
J Scott
Primer - Estimating ARV
I've seen a couple threads over the past week where the OP has questioned how to find comps and estimate ARV. Marty Boardman and I discussed this topic a bit at the BP Summit last month, and I also put together a qui...
Troy B.
Repairs to new duplex
I just bought a duplex which one was rented and one not. Both units where in need of some repairs but I'm not sure what is a tax deduction and what I have to depreciate. I know the painting and cleaning can be deducte...
Dan Liston
Avoid Safeguard Capital Partners
Last week I finished foreclosing on four properties. It took three years and I lost over $200,000 on those deals alone!! 100% of the deals I've done with Safeguard have had late payments and/or major issues. I’ve seen...
Account Closed
First REI deal looked promising but rehab costs keep growing
Calling out to all investors...How many of you thought you had at least a base hit on your first property and then, in the end it turned out to bite you (financially speaking). I am in the process of buying a foreclo...