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April 18 is Election Day! It's the day you must make your election to be Qualified Real Estate Professional. This is IRC §469(c)7)(A).You really need to see a CPA to think this through.What you doing is combining r...
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Raising capital is probably one of the hardest things for first time investors, would getting a hard money loan be worth it to use towards a first rental investment to plan to refinance later, or does it make more sen...
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Good Evening,Just curious on some feedback on who to use to create an LLC? Are websites like legalzoom the way to go or is there a more formal and desirable alternative? Thanks in advance. Mike
1031 language needs added to my contract. I might/probably/possibly replace my property with a construction 1031. Does a construction 1031 have to be designated as such, and if I don't get a Construction 1031, but r...
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Hello BP World,The purpose of this post is to, hopefully, find other investors that have used the PM company Cap Rate Realty based out of Columbus, Ohio. I am an out of state investor and I'm establishing my "Core 4" ...
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Hello bigger pockets rockstars,I’m having technical issues installing a digital thermostat into my STR in mount Pocono, Pennsylvania. I want to install one so I can adjust the temperature of my property as the tempera...
I am thinking about purchasing a multi-family property in the Omaha area in the near future. This will be my first property and I am thinking about taking out an FHA loan to house hack. Does anybody have any recommend...
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So this is a musing of mine I wanted to throw out there from a BP/FIRE perspective. What are everyone's thoughts about buying properties specifically with the end goal of having a paid off, freshly rehabbed property ...
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Hi Everyone, I’m looking to invest in a multi-unit in NJ for the first time. What areas or Cities are the best right now?
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I've heard that you should you only run background checks one at a time. What's your opinion on this? Should I do it that way? Or run several and let the applications know that they're competing and that I'll choose t...