So I'm still in the learning process of real estate investing and this question randomly came to me. For those of you who currently have property and have (rental) income generating from it, do you have separate bank ...

I am new to the field of development and am wondering how the more experienced BPers got the financing for their first deals? Did most of you have large down payments of your own available to get financing approved? o...

Hi, We're in San Diego, CA. needing help with filing our taxes. Our family Tax Account is recovering from major surgery. Long story short, we've made many attempts to contact our Tax Account with little success. Our d...

Hello BiggerPockets colleagues! My name is Preston K. Parsard, from Arlington, VA, and I'm a new investor who purchased a couple of new construction townhomes last year in August 2023. I'm excited to share that I just...

There seems to be a general assumption that longer occupancy durations can be achieved by using fixed-term leases (e.g. 1 year) as opposed to month-to-month leases. However, despite spending quite a bit of time on Goo...

I need some advice on insurance. I have been using Allstate for years and have a couple of issues/questions. A new limit has been placed by Allstate and they won't write more than 4 LL policies per insured. I am gr...

Daughter: 26yo and earns >100k/yr and, historically, has rolled her eyes when I mention the phrase "real estate". Me: Old, RE is a side gig, transitioning from hands-on RE investing to minimal-effort cash flow, sel...

I am brand new to real estate investing (I don't even have a property yet!).  I would really like to self manage to save money, and I think I have the ability to.  My father and I can take care of plumbing and electri...

I'm the asset protection attorney out of Austin, Texas that protects real estate investors from lawsuits. What I want to know is the question you have about lawsuit protection, taxes, insurance, financing, etc. as it ...

Hello all - I wanted to post this because I hope it will help other beginner investors who are using conventional loans to buy rental properties.I ran my scenario by a real estate attorney and they agreed, so I want t...