So say you've been depreciating a property for 10 years.   Year 11 rolls around and you completely replace the roof.  Does that just increase the remaining depreciable balance (basis) for 17.5 years?  Or do you deprec...

I will be turning 19 in two days and I start classes in community college in January. I have contemplated over beginning a career in Real Estate for some time now. If anyone reading this can give me legitimate advice ...

Hello, I am studying how to invest in apartment complexes. It is my understanding that some REI groups/meet-ups offer group buying (a syndicate?), in which one investor becomes the lead and others simply contribute fu...

Hi Everyone,I would like to get your thoughts on cash flowing areas right now, outside of the big markets. It's almost impossible to cash flow anything in the Portland metro area right now, and that includes the outsk...

You can boost your equity by reducing expenses - but will you try?

Help fill the Innovation Shortfall by accepting my dare to reduce your rental's expenses by the equivalent of $100 per month AND providing supportin...

BP Friends! I'm Dave Meyer -- the data guy around BiggerPockets. We're expanding how we use data both onsite, and in our podcast, youtube, blog, and other content. It's really exciting! At least for me it is, and I ho...

We signed up with the HERO program through a contractor called Elite Home Energy. My wife and I wanted to them to install insulation in our home and believe it would add value to our house. We asked the sale agent tha...