I have interacted with many prospect tenants and home buyers when showing my rentals and flips because I know it helps me keep in touch with what tenants and buyers want.  But I have noted a trend on their first impre...

Good day to all the BiggerPockets family,I have been living in the Valrico area of Tampa Bay Florida since 2005. I started in banking as a Relationship Banker and I am now currently in the IT field. Over the past seve...

I recently listened to BP Podcast 109 regarding asset protection. I think it is brilliant and Scott makes a perfect argument for why you should be structuring your properties for anonymity as well as why an umbrella p...

I am trying to calculate my building basis for tax purposes.

Can I add the items under the heading "Adjustments for items unpaid by seller" on my HUD statement? Specifically, "County taxes" on line numbers 211? Thi...

A deal has come up That believe is a great deal.  Only thing is I dont have enough for a down. I could partner up but My network is still small. My plan is Find Hard money lender buy the home then refi after 2 months....

Hi All,First post here.  I'm struggling to find anything even cash flow + in the western suburbs of Chicago.  I'm going to keep looking...possibly looking at higher unit number buildings in different areas.  I don't w...

Hey guys,I disappeared for like a month to get my head around some things including my fiancé's commercial property dilemma,(see previous posts) and I think I'm on the right track now. However I was looking for some o...

My market is booming! as a homeowner i receive several yellow letters from an "investor wanting to buy my house" . At least once a month from different investors/wholesalers. I also see several bandit and we buy house...

I'm new to the site, and new to the industry. I have to say that I'm feeling pretty good about finding this website right out of the gate. Pretty awesome stuff.  Goodbye Facebook!

Hey all, my name is Jason and I just joined Bigger Pockets.  Looking forward to tapping the knowledge and expertise of the forums and it's members and get started on my real estate investing journey.  My goal is to fi...