Sarah Schneider
New Investor, am I building too fast
Hello Everyone,My name is Sarah, I purchased my first property this July in Onslow county, North Carolina. I have an itch to keep going but I hesitate wondering if I’m moving too fast. I had savings to put a large do...
Sam Leon
Bankruptcy, Foreclosure and Short Sale
There is a property I looked at, where a bank was originally scheduled to take possession of it via a foreclosure auction in Sep 2013, then the owner filed bankruptcy to stop the foreclosure, then the foreclosure w...
Arthur Rivera
A family with grit, that doesn't want to quit!
Hello Bigger Pockets, I am fixing up our old house in Detroit dated 1916 a couple miles south of the Ambassador Bridge (Mexican Town), I took out 60% of a HELOC which comes to about $20,000 for Rahab which is 90% comp...
Danny Erhardt
Maybe just another new guy
Hey everyone. I’m Danny.
I’m a dice dealer in Colorado. I’m married with a 2 year old son, and a 2 month old daughter. I’m a man of my word, very organized (it’s creepy), and very efficient. Not really one for small...
Dina Harleth
Are gains from sale of the primary residence taxed at capital gains rate or ordinary income?
I have always thought it was at the capital gains rate, but someone today told me that the gain on the sale of a primary residences is taxed at the ordinary income rate. Can someone clear this up for me? Thank yo...
Stephanie Terry
First deal didn't go through.
Hello everyone,I am a little sad right now. The opportunity that my husband and I had has been sold. I am not sure if we will keep pursuing the dream of owning rental property in Victor. We are leasing our current bui...
Ellie T.
Busy single mom with 50K to invest- where?
Busy Single mom from Boston. Have $50K cash in hand to invest, and due to my current life requirements was thinking MF buy and hold with the goal of build a retirement portfolio (I can invest 30-50K/quarter so this w...
Ellie Perlman
How to Invest in a Volatile Market
The goal is to be extremely conservative, analyze all risk factors, and make sure to put emotions to the side when considering a new deal. When looking at a deal, make sure to leave extra slack in your projected opera...
Michael Marquis
Property Management Lead Generation
Hello BiggerPockets Community, I hope all is well and you're getting ready to wind down for the holiday season. I have a quick question for the daring few who started a property management company. Out of all of the l...
Jin Zhang
Should I avoid buying properties around downtown Phoenix?
Hi everyone,
I am new to Phoenix and thinking about buying a single family rental near the downtown Phoenix area, since I would like to rent it out to traveling nurses. It seems like all the hospitals are around tha...