Joseph Schommer
Best way to $2500 coc in 5 years?
Hi BP Forum,So I'm looking for the best way (for me) to get to $2500/month COC in five years and need a little help weighing my options...and maybe coming up with new options :-) A little bit about my situation:I hav...
Petur Karlsson
Ceiling Fans In Every Room & Boiler Heat VS. HVAC in Pennsylvania
I closed on my first rental property in Bucks county, PA last month (woot woot!!) It's one of twin units in a brick house, three stories high including an attic which we will be converting into a master bed and bath t...
Amber Martin
How to afford monthly payment for low to no money down financing?
Hey, another newbie starting out in Utah! I've read a bunch and listened to countless podcasts, but I'm stuck in the analysis paralysis mode. I want to pull the trigger on a SF, but only have enough for 5-3.5% down wh...
Andrey Y.
Deducting my $800 appraisal fee (X2) as an expense for the year
I was just doing my taxes and I realized I had paid for two appraisals ($800 a pop) for two refi's in 2019. Of note, I paid them with a credit card and they didn't appear on the settlement statement at the end.If I ca...
Robert McCormick
Thoughts on Changing Strategy from Duplex to SFR
So I'm not planning on throwing out my goal, but hear me out...My original plan has been to buy a duplex within a year and house hack it to live in one unit and rent out the other unit. However, after looking for mult...
Brian Mathews
How do you expand your buy and hold portfolio?
I have gotten to the point where I now have a pretty solid plan on what kind of investment home I want to buy and the area where I will buy. Unless housing prices sky rocket in the next year I will have saved enough f...
DJ Cummins
touring our first four properties... and I have questions
Happy Friday everyone! So tomorrow we are touring our first four potential investment properties. What are some good questions we should be asking the owners? How long units have been vacant, how long other units l...
Nick Dunford
Newbie - Las Vegas Optimism
Hello all, I stumbled across BP and haven't been able to stop reading everyone's and opinions regarding a new, but passionate investing subject I'd like to get started in - Real Estate. Particularly, in Las Vegas w...
Account Closed
Am I thinking about the tax benefits of renting real estate correctly?
Question on rental income taxation:Thank you in advance if you can clarify if I am thinking about this right or not...-Assume I own a rental property in my LLC.-The property earns 2,000 in net rental income after payi...
Brandon Seyferth
Question: Finding Info/Appealing Zoning Restrictions in Chicago
Hi Everyone,First, thanks in advance for any information on this subject. I'm looking at a two flat in Chicago, Rogers Park 60626. It has enough space to make a nice three flat, but I'm concerned about zoning issues. ...