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I looked at a duplex today in which the owner lives on the first floor and her niece (tenant) lives on the second floor. Prior to her niece she rented to her brother. The realtor says she is selling because she is ti...
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hey guys i wanted to give you my scenario and get some feed back .... first off our goal is to accumulate cashflowing sfhs and 2 units. we have a good income property now and have been renting a place to live... o...
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I'm curious to see how many people actually have enough deductions to not pay any income tax on their cashflow at the end of the year? If you own buy and hold properties, do you pay tax at the end of the year, or not?...
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HelloI am a total newbie looking to purchase my first rental property. I recently came under a lot of financial pressure due to changes in my personal life and money has become extremely tight. I currently have a mort...
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I have about 250-350k in my California homes equity that I’m going to tap into. My goal is to get as many rental properties and as much cash flow as possible. I was recently listening to the Old Dawgs podcast (End of ...
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Hello All,I'm just getting started with Real Estate and now that I'm analyzing properties I'm finding it very hard to find positive cash flowing properties where I live. Here is just one example of a property that I f...
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Hello all,New to the BP community and would love perspective on a situation I’m going through currently. Just got engaged and will most likely be getting married in about a year. I’m here in Dallas Fort Worth and have...
Anyone here on BP who is 18 - early 20's trying to figure out real estate investing/in the process of making their first investment? I'm right there with ya. What are you currently interested in investing? It would...
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I am a newbie investor, learning all that I can from investors like you through Bigger Pockets, so thank you. I heard about the house hacking concept through a podcast on BP which explained the concept of purchasing a...
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I'm 65 and looking to retire this year. Where can I find safe investments that will give me an annual return of 5% to 7% in retirement? --Gary, Pennsylvania The short answer is nowhere, assuming that by safe you mean ...