John Acheson
How to get a $100K tax deduction on $300K investment?
Assuming cost segging a rental is the only way:condo or townhome/SFH with NON depreciable landnewer property/fixtures vs older propertyNOT a pro newbie landlord vs REPself manage or prop. mgmt. co.GOAL is biggest tax ...
David Kuhlke
Is a turnkey investment good for a beginner real estate investor?
Hello everyone! I'm new to BiggerPockets and just finished reading Brandon Turner's "The Book on Rental Property Investing". I live in Portland, OR, where the housing market is very high for rental property investing....
Darius Lipsey
Fourplex in rough area
I'm a first time investor considering putting an offer on a four plex that location on a solid street in what I'd call a semi-rough area, I wouldn't really want to live there, but as far as I know there isn't a ton of...
Charles A. Armistead
Investing in Beachfront Property
I own a single-family rental in North Carolina. I am new to investing in property but would like to invest in beachfront property. The purpose of the property would be to place on Air Bnb and like websites for short t...
Ryan Morgan
What are the risks of REI?
I've been researching REI for awhile and am convinced it's a good investment. My wife isn't sold, and she has fair and valid concerns about the risk.
We are financially stable with no debt besides mortgage, on pace f...
Tyrell Perry
First Rental - Finally Pulled The Trigger
Finally pulled the trigger on my first investment property after a 5-month search. The search originally started in Tallahassee, FL; went to Detroit and finally landed in Cleveland. In Tallahassee, the seller and I co...
Rob B.
Is my property management company doing something illegal?
Here's the situation: I bought a 16-unit complex in Fresno in May. It's in a bad neighborhood and I knew it would take a lot of work so I hired a property management company. Normally I manage my own properties, but I...
Tyler Markvluwer
House Hack vs. Out of state investing
Hello all. Looking for some opinions here. I've been reading for a while and listening to the podcasts. Im about to finish the book on rental property investing today! I am 23 and have saved up 80k for a down payment....
Tony T.
New Low Cap Rates = Lower Return on Money; Should We Cash Out into Long-term Stocks?
Hi there, I have recently discovered that the cap rates in my area have gone from 8.5% down to about 5.5% in the past few years! That makes my (debt-free) property worth a lot more.BUT if cap rates are at 5.5%, that m...
Carlos Rovira
Indianapolis Turnkey Gone Wrong
I'm putting this out there for anyone considering purchasing turnkey from Real Estate Done 4 U (i.e. Michael Drew). I just bought 4 properties from him back in November. Two of them had issues. One of them had a tenan...