Hey everyone! I’m from the Philadelphia area and am looking to get in STR. Although I do not currently have a STR I was starting to think about tax season. I was thinking about obtaining a CPA for the upcoming tax sea...

Has anyone had good/bad experiences using "The Work Number" for employee verification?  We usually ask for pay stubs and do not formally verify employment.  But, we have a perspective tenant whose income we would like...

I'm attempting to refinance a 2-unit rental property I've paid down over 15 years, but feeling discouraged. Currently there is 150k left on the mortgage at a high interest rate of 5.5% at a fixed 30, and I was hoping ...

Howdy everyone.  I'm considering the purchase of a small home in Western Washington as a STR.  One of the intriguing things about adding this home to our portfolio would be the potential tax benefits of doing a cost s...

I am exploring STR as a strategy to use accelerated depreciation to offset my W2 income. I am exploring the acquisition of a property that is a SFH but has a couple of ADUs in the same lot. Now ideally I could STR all...

Hello All, I have been having good results with investing in buy-n-hold rentals using my ROTH SDIRA, SOLO401K and regular 'cash' investing. To me they each have their place when looking at goals; a combination of some...

Real estate investors will not spend a lifetime deferring capital gains tax by taking advantage of the 1031 Exchange to simply throw in the towel at the end of their “active” investment life. Logically, investors will...

Hey everyone, About 18 months ago I attempted to do my first flip but ended up having to keep it as a rental. I was still new and didn’t know anything about bigger pockets so I totally relied upon my real estate agent...

After living in my househack for about a year, I am currently looking to purchase househack #2 and move into that one.  However, financing has been much harder this time around because banks cant seem to recognize the...

Hello, I'm beginning to explore purchasing my first property with loan financing.  I do not have much employment income, but I do receive Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) income from an inherited IRA account (from ...