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Strategies for Home Ownership as a Real Estate Professional - Pay Taxes or Take Write Offs
I have been in a good/bad dilema for some time based on my success as a real estate professional. Since we are growing and taking on new projects, my write offs have steadly increased or at least kept pace with my i...
Jared Mathis
First time investors - please critique our strategy!
Hello! This is our first post to BiggerPockets and we're going to just jump right in. My husband Jared and I are first time real estate investors in our mid-30’s from Washington state and we’re currently evaluating ...
Jack K.
I never purchased real estate and recently acquired $400,000
I am 28, I live/work back and forth between Phoenix, AZ. and Brooklyn, NY. I've never invested in real estate because I simply didn't have the money. Now I have $400,000 liquid to invest. How would you invest this mon...
Mindy Jensen
Turning a Primary Residence into 40 Units w Amy Arata
Plenty of people can purchase a house to live in. But how can you leverage that single home into many more real estate deals—enough to achieve financial independence? On today’s episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast we...
Louis Grigoletti
Motivated beginner seeking House-Hacking timing advice!
Hello everyone! Just a quick introduction... My name is Louis Grigoletti and I am a new member of the BiggerPockets community. I am currently reading The Book on Rental Property Investing and I feel very excited about...
Mary Lopez
How to find a Commercial Multifamily Loan <$1M
I'm looking to purchase my first 10-unit apartment building in Ohio. I live in California, so I am not familiar with the local banks in Ohio. I did reach out to 1 local bank which was recommended by the listing agen...
Cowan Bucks
Buy a negatively cash flowing property on purpose?
People of Bigger Pockets, First off, I'd like to say thank you to Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner for this fun and informative site. Also, if any of you have not listened to the podcasts they put out, I would urge y...
Manda Gouvion
How long did you wait/research before you jumped into investing?
It was just a couple of days ago I got this wild idea to invest in real estate. The thought originated as something my husband and I could invest in as a kind of self-paying college fund for our kids! So I'm halfway t...
Derek Vogel
High price but huge cash flow ?
What if the asking price is HIGH because the cash flow is huge? Could it still be a good buy?
Erik Sherburne
HELOC vs Cash Out Refi
Curious what others see as the pros and cons of a cash out refi vs a HELOC. I'm refinancing a property now to lock in a rate and think saving some equity for a HELOC might be a good option. I have a lender that can d...