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Listening to various podcasts, it seems like the typical playbook that many successful investors follow is to start off buying single family homes, move on to 2-4 units, and eventually 1031 or pull out equity and get ...
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I just got finished reading Thomas J Lucier's Pre-Foreclosure Investors Kit. Any of you who are just getting into or plan on getting into the pre-foreclosure investing business should seriously consider reading this b...
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I'd like to find out if there is a maximum amount of mortage interest that one is allowed to write off of income taxes in any given year.
I'm a newbie and here's my situation:
I'm a farily new lawyer (48 yrs old, un...
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I am currently rebuilding a duplex , both side . Nice 1 acre property , cash deal , 3K per month total rental. ..............the well is a 24 ft hand dug well , good water . Better than a drilled well , which would...
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Good afternoon, everyone!I'm looking for some advice.I was furloughed on March 8th and "temporarily" laid off May 31st. The initial furlough caused me to go back to school to finish my BS which I am about 1.5 years aw...
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Let me get y'all's opinion.Asking Price: $265kOur Offer (repairs needed): $230kTheir counter: $265kOur Next Offer: $245kThey declinedOur Final offer (matched a previous buyer who backed out): $257.5kSuper stubborn fol...
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Hi Everyone!
Before we introduce ourselves, we’d like to thank the BiggerPockets community. You all have been invaluable resources for us as we’ve begun the process of investing in our first property and we hope to c...
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Hey BP,Thought I would start a forum to hear what people are seeing and hearing in the greater Madison, Wi area in Dane County. Below are some of my thoughts and observations. Construction continues for both single fa...
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Hi BP Community,My wife and I are looking for buy and hold properties in DeKalb IL and the surrounding area. We are considering duplexes and are looking for both cash flow and equity buildup. We are also not opposed t...
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Hey Everyone- I am currently in discussion with the owner of a 30 unit mobile home park and need some advice input. I have studied MHP investing and this would be my first deal. I currently have 26 residential rental...