Aloha everyone! My name is Maile, 32 real soon born and raised in Hawaii.  I have been listening to the bigger pockets podcast for about 6 months. Starting from 1 and trying to get to the the newest ones lol. I’m almo...

HUD Home Q&A

What is a HUD Home?
A HUD Home may be a single-family house, a townhome, condominium or other type of residence. The properties were deeded to HUD/FHA by mortgage companies who had foreclosed on FHA-...

Hey Folks, I'm sure the answer varies by market and experience, but I wanted to see what advice some of you may have when considering professional management and STR. Here is the situation: I am purchasing a 2BR/2BA c...

I’m a new real estate investor in the state of Arizona, and I’m trying to find out how to work a subject To and lease option deal from start to finish which won’t violate any Arizona laws.

So found a place for sale on CL. Actually a good area and price caught my eye. So I sent the seller an email on it. After a little info back and forth it became apparent they do not own the property. They are also NOT...

After meeting with my CPA today, and going through a number of back posts from the BP forums, I'm interested in hearing more about how the IRS oversees the balance between S-Corporation compensation versus flow-throug...

Hello!  Let's start a list of ideas we all can do to pay less taxes!  I heard someone on the podcast recently just briefly say "Learn to live on pre-tax money." And I haven't been able to get that out of my head since...

I am currently thinking of putting an offer on a triplex in the Seattle area. Two of the units are occupied and the other is vacant. The occupied units are both section 8 tenants with leases that do not auto-renew. Th...

Just got an email from my PM stating that they will offer tenants a $75.00 discount if they pay rent in April or May.  From first glance i am okay with this.  I think this might weed out those that won't pay due to Co...

So a contact (birddog for all intense purposes) calls me with a deal. Owner with a rundown inherited house, was going to fix and sell, and now fell ill, needs out. I put the ARV at 210. Needs some work but I dont see ...