Catherine Javier
Second home/Vacation Home as Short Term Rental- tax write off?
Good day everyone. Newbie here and asking for some light.My spouse and I are travel nurses from FL. We are almost finished rehabbing a LTR we closed last March 2022 and are planning our next purchase.We are thinking o...
Vincent D.
Investors Take Notice
As profiled in an article on CNN Money (http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/30/real_estate/FHA-loans/index.htm), the FHA is actually taking initiative to make it MORE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN MORTGAGE LOANS. Even folks with perf...
Kaygo Haga
Using IRA as source of funds for RE Investing
Hello BP family,I am new to the real estate investing world and to the BP community.I, like many people am interested in the thought/ possibilities of real estate investing but don't much cash to invest with.I have be...
Kevin Trumbull
Anybody work with Prime Realty Group in Kansas City, MO?
Has anybody worked with the property management company Prime Realty Group in Kansas City, MO?
Andy Kaufman
Bay Area MeetUp - Sept 11 in Berkeley
Hi Everybody!
We're happy to announce that we will be hosting a Bay Area Bigger Pockets MeetUp in North Berkeley on Wednesday September 11th from 6-8PM. We'll meet in the community space at the Better Homes ...
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Need Feedback from tried and true landlords/buy and holders
I am looking for the guys who live and breathe this business with ACTUAL notches on their belts, rather than just completing the latest and greatest seminar (no offense, as I am a rookie too) to evaluate my proposed r...
Garrett Nuzzo
Saving for down payment
Newbie here.... How have you seasoned vets been holding your cash when saving for a down payment? I am about a year and a half out from my goal and feel like having cash sitting in a savings account is a horrible way ...
Cliff H.
Are you using Alexa/Echo in STRs?
Hey folks. After nearly a year of dismissing it as largely a fad, I’ve been starting to do more and more with automated audio workflows in my STRs and have, so far, gotten great feedback on it from guests. Currently t...
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Baltimore Deal Analysis Practice/Questions
Hey BP,I came across this listing on Trulia, and I'm hoping that someone else can check my work.I did my analysis on google sheets here, the result of which is that I expect a healthy cash-flow. Overall, its $46k to ...
David Bittorf
Is it smart to draw early from Roth IRA to invest in real estate?
I currently have about $115k in my Roth IRA. $60,000 is contributions. If I understand this correctly, I think I could pull out $60,000 for a 10% penalty ($6000). If I pull out the whole thing I think I would get hit ...