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Hey BiggerPockets community!
I wanted to discuss a topic that's been on my mind lately – the idea of accepting lower cash flow to capitalize on the high appreciation potential in the Tampa and St. Petersburg, FL mark...
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Hello All,I need honest experienced opinions.I located a property in Cincinnati Ohio, placed it under contract last week. I am not located in Cincinnati Ohio; This will be my first out of state investment property. ...
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so i have 0 positive support feedback , realistically 0 positives coming from my parents regaurding me wanting to get into real estate or anything involved except buying my own house. what do i do ? its reallly gettin...
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I've been doing a lot of research on rental property tax accounting the past few days and am amazed (frustrated) at how many different answers I'm finding. For example:
1. Pre-rental expenses. On the one ha...
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I was wondering what the tax benefits were of owning real estate? I know it is agreat investment, but I wonder what all the little details were. :mrgreen:
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Hi BP. I'm interested in learning about purchasing property with a self directed IRA. I have a 401k from an old job that is sitting, growing slowly. If I can learn how and it makes sense I'd like to use that money to ...
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This is my Multifamily investing business plan, based on the Outline given by the wonderful Ryan Moeller. I would love feedback from all of you awesome BPrs, Good, Bad, and Ugly. I am jumping into this new industry...
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Is anyone still using option to purchase contracts? Especially in the Ohio market. I know the dept. of commerce was making a big deal out of it awhile back.
Thanks!
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Hi everyone,I am in the last leg of grad school and just recently took it on myself to start learning about real estate investing. Since then I have started reading a few REI books that everyone seems to recommend and...
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Has anyone tried PROSPER as a passive investment for earning interest income? It sounds like a nice concept, better than earning 0% with my bank. Also, no tenant headaches. Wonder if anyone has tried this before.