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Hello fellow BP mates,
I just got started with my real estate investment journey. I live in the neighborhoods of Chicago and am looking to purchase my first rental property within IL. I am primarily looking for singl...
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I am considering purchasing a quadplex in Florida that needs approximately 20K-30K in renovation to bring its rent up to the standards of the area (800/month). I can get a hard money loan for the property but i am con...
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Hi all. I discovered the BP podcast because my commute from the East metro to the North metro is terrible. I needed something to listen to that was fresh, entertaining and informative. The BP podcast is 2nd to "Sex...
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Hey, My name is drae, I'm 24, and I live in Austin TX. After watching a rich dad poor dad video I decided it was best I focus on investing in real estate asap. I was wondering how much money should I save up as a down...
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My wife and I are using some IRA money to invest in real estate. We will set up an LLC when we create the new IRA and run our Real Estate into that. I reached out to my mortgage guy to run our plan through him and h...
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Good Afternoon BP,
I was wondering if anyone here has formed an LLC before buying property? I’ve met a few individuals in my city that chose to form an LLC because they planned on purchasing a lot of properties. Plea...
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Would love to discuss the market in Binghamton. My daughter is a freshman and I want to see if it makes sense to purchase a multi-family unit close to the school for her and pick up some rental money as well.
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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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Hello everyone,My name is Ron and I am new to real estate investing. I have noticed that some say you can buy properties by using OPM, including hard money lenders. When I did some research, I found that hard money le...
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Hey guys, just bought my first home in May of last year. Have got it rented out and living in it with positive cash flow. I'm looking to buy another house ASAP.
My question is how to minimize my taxable income this...