Jeff Brower
What to do first year after purchase: Claim Loss or Claim Income for Future DTI Ratio
Hello All,I am just about to purchase my first SFR or MF buy and hold long term. I have done some searching on this topic and haven't found much so that is why I ask. I would like to know what most of you would do in ...
Ben Smith
Who Should I or Shouldn't I Do My Business Banking With In FL?
Hello,I just wanted to throw this out there...Does anyone have any insight on banks, national or local, with whom I should or should not use for my business account? I have spoken with Wells and 5/3 but I'm kind of be...
Randy Marshall
Should or how can I use my 401K for my first deal?
I've currently got a 401k with my full time employer (also part time RE agent). About 2 years ago I decided to change my allocations to Roth 401k. However, 8 years of automatic enrollment had me in the pre-tax plan an...
Petya Toncheva
Can a Self Directed IRA buy properties?
Hello all, I am posing this question to the BP community for anybody with Self Directed IRA experience in hopes that you can share some insight into how you were successful.
I have a decent amount of money socked aw...
Eric Lunsford
Should I Take A Sabbatical?
This post is purely opinion based although I suppose some may have experience with this. I work for a company that is employee owned and have stock that I can't touch until I leave. If I were to leave at the end of th...
Brian Tietje
Supreme Court End Moratorium
This hot my mail today. Hopefully, this ignites activity in lagging programs such as NY's ERAP Program. I am skeptical the state was holdiing the $ and dragging its feet in releasing funds to landlords because no evic...
Blake H.
Cash out Refi or Wait?
After jumping through some hoops I'm setup to make my first investment! On july 28th I stumbled upon the world of Real Estate and BiggerPockets. Since then I've been obsessed in finding a way to make it happen given m...
Trish Mccoy
Airbnb new nightly rate display
I apologize if this subject has already been posted. If it has maybe someone can direct me to the discussion
I just realized that Airbnb has now changed their platform - so rather than displaying a nightly charg...
Bhaskar Nyshadham
C corporation for purchasing rental properties
I'm thinking about purchasing my first rental property to diversify my assets. I'm wondering if starting a C corporation, where I am the sole shareholder, makes sense. I know some downsides: double taxation as the cor...
Judy Parker
Deeds never recorded
Recently I attended a Bergen County, New Jersey Tax Sale. The two vacant parcels of Land I wanted to bid on were part of three-parcels that were originally one large lot, which had been subdivided in 1992 (twenty-nine...