Ross Bowman
Airbnb: Lake house vs Beach house?
Greetings all! I'm looking to get into the STR game, now that I picked up a few small single family, long term holds, to get my feet wet.I'm torn between getting a lake house or beach house. I live in South Carolina s...
Ryan Moses
Are we seeing the last of short sales?
One of the incentives of a short sale was that you got a tax break based on an act passed by Congress in 2007.
Short sales are classified as debt forgiveness, therefore in a normal situation homeowners would have t...
Dennis Maynard
Pay of debt or Buy a Cash Flow Property? Question of the Week.
Hey Everybody,Many people face this challenge. Should you pay off debt such as a car, credit card, or student loans first? Or should you take the same money and buy a cash flow income property? What would you do an...
Tommy Nguyen
Hello from San Diego, California
Greeting fellow BPs.My name is Tommy Nguyen from San Diego, CA. Have been a long time lurker here but finally decided to post and participate.A little bit about myself. Currently working as an engineer in a biotech co...
William C.
Cost seg depreciation recapture model
Can anyone quickly share a math model of a the depreciation recapture scenario below? Thanks in advance for considering.
Purchased a home for $700k
Completed $25k in renovations
Completed a cost seg study (80% bonu...
Andrew Lekowski
6 Tips to Newbie Landlords in Coronavirus America
This is not a guide to how to prevent an eviction in coronavirus America. It is our story regarding a close call with some bad tenants. Our FIRST tenants actually. And here it goes!
This article outlines the experie...
Austin Joseph
Long Distance Investing
Do any investors in the Austin area invest primarily out of state? Finding deals in Austin seems to be extremely difficult and even though I know of people that have success in DFW and SA I'm still interesting in disc...
Shallin Partap Singh
Still ok to invest in rental if the rent a little less than mortage
Hello Everyone,I am new to Bigger Pockets and I just started listening to some investment tips from the podcast. I am glad that this community exists which can help/educate new investors like me.I have a question:We a...
Daniel Cruz
More Success or More of What-Not-To-Do
Hey Everyone,More Success or More of What-Not-To-DoBelow is my first post in the Success Stories forumshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/17...I’m finally writing my 2nd “Success Story” post. I’ve been wa...
David Lewis
Term vs Whole Life Insurance (detailed tabular values and more)
Do you want to know more about whole life insurance, and how it compares to other investment/savings strategies? Want to see if whole life insurance makes sense IN ADDITION to real estate investing? Have questions abo...