Jake Garrity
My First BRRRR [Just purchased - renovation in progress]
A few years after graduating from college I purchased my first rental property. This first investment, bought in 2017, is a buy and hold single family house that I bought 50/50 with my brother. Ever since, I have read...
Scott French
Equity Sale instead of Asset Sale
Has anyone ever done an equity sale when selling an investment property? I would like to sell the entire company that owns an apartment building, to an investor that I know. the advantages to the buyer may include ste...
Lori Brittain
writing off meals during REI meetups
Should I be saving my receipts when I attend local meetups for a tax writeoff?
John Jack R.
Do Little and Try and Make Money or Add Real Value and More Risk?
So about four months ago, my business partner has an inside track with this HUGE DEAL! It was a Spanish client of his, whose husband passed away, after a legal battle with her late spouse's family, she won the right t...
Christopher Bongo
HELOC/HEL for down payment or Owner Occupy first Duplex?
Hi all,I bought my first home 2 years ago for a great deal and so my current LTV is roughly 74% on this home, valued at 225K. I'm looking at investing in a duplex or triplex in Allentown ($120-$160K) and struggling to...
David Vitarelli
I saved $210,000 and bought my first house 2.5 years ago...oops
Hello BP! My name is David Vitarelli. I live in Philadelphia, PA. and I am 32 years old. Everyone my whole life has told me to save save save....then buy real estate. So that is exactly what I did! I started my own bu...
Chris Reyes
Newbie Ft Lupton, CO
Hello everyone. My name is Chris Reyes. I am new to the forums but have seen many videos about BP and finally took the jump. I have Two Rental properties. I am 28 and started my real estate Journey in 2015. My short t...
Allison Mayfield
Newbie in Winston Salem/Thomasville NC
My name is Alli Mayfield and I'm in the NC triad. I'm about to buy my first property (I think) which would be a 1960 duplex ranch. I'm targeting multi-family properties (less than 4 units) or single family (3 bed, 2...
Alex Nelson
Can I Deduct My New Laptop?
Hi Guys,I thought I remembered hearing that if you purchase a laptop that will be used for investing, that you can write this off as a tax deduction as long as it is used primarily for investing purposes. I have jus...
Nastasja Terry
New Investor in San Diego, California
Hi BP!I am relocating to the San Diego area, and have finally decided to become active in real estate. I had the idea to get into rental properties years ago while living in Chicago, but never pulled the trigger. That...