I am doing my taxes myself via turbo tax and I must say I am underwhelmed with the tax breaks I am getting for owning a rental. My wife and I have strong W2 earnings at about 250k combined and it doesn’t appear that a...

Anytime we face a challenge personally or as a society there are lessons to be learned from that challenge. COVID-19 has challenged different people in different ways and we will probably each have our own takeaways ...

Hi BP community,I am looking for property investment opportunities that can meet 1% rule. Based on my conversations with several agents in TX, FL and CA, the housing markets there are very crazy. Hardly can find 1% re...

I am looking at SFR properties to buy in Woodland Hills, Tarzana, Encino, Hidden Hills... You can buy a nice 3BR/2BA or even bigger, remodeled with pool, in the range of 600-800. Which is hardly their 2007 pre-crash p...

This is basically an information gathering post, some things I've been turning over in my head. I've got a few clients considering new construction and I've connected with an architect/builder firm so I have a good f...

Upon joining up with Bigger Pockets, I logged on to see an advertisement that said "cold calling is dead" that was advertising a book. While it looks attractive, the data simply doesn't support this proposal. In a...

Total newbie here, considering buying a property to rent (two family home) and hold for 5-10 years before selling.

I'd like to have a break even or positive cash flow and was wondering if there was a rule of thumb of...

I decided to write a column about my own experience putting some of my investment properties on Airbnb, so that you too can learn from my mistakes, understand what a good rental requires, and learn some of the horrors...

I don’t hear much about turnkey properties on the BP podcasts.  Is there a strategy for buying something that someone else has already improved or is inexpensive (or off-market) and starting to do a short-term rental ...

I have identified a property that would be perfect for assisted living or nursing home. The problem is I don't want to run that type of business. If I developed the property for this use are there companies that come ...