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Ashan D Does international real estate lose US tax benefits?
9 October 2011 | 7 replies

Hi all,

A big advantage of real estate is that it can be a large tax writeoff. The "depreciation" and mortgage interest writeoffs can save quite a bit.

If I invest in say mexican or canadian real estate will I lose ...

Austin Sherman New Member!
28 March 2014 | 11 replies

Hello! My name is Austin Sherman, and although I joined quite some time ago, I've never posted. I've read quite a bit, and since recently listened to the pod casts (Excellent!), so felt compelled to get more involved....

Steve Vanderlay Turnkey companies for foreigners
9 December 2021 | 6 replies

Hi fellow BP community,
I am a foreigner looking at REI in US via turnkey companies. I want to hear your investing experiences (good/bad) with these turnkey companies and which ones you would recommend as a one stop ...

Bobby Gerry The importance of good listing photos!
9 February 2014 | 3 replies

Recently a friend of mine (and a client) listed a house for sale. I always like seeing the listings of any property we’ve been involved with, and when I saw this particular listing, I was a bit startled. My friend...

Daniel Hart How to get cheaper postage?
21 January 2014 | 8 replies

I'm switching from postcards to letters, and now postage is really starting to add up. I just looked at a piece of mail that came to me, and it appears it was run through a pitney bowes machine of some sort. It was ...

Account Closed Agreement For Deed (Rent to Own.. Kind of..)
26 August 2015 | 5 replies

My wife and I entered into an Agreement for Deed to sell our home in 2012.  We were underwater and our neighbors agreed to buy above market price (so they could have contiguous property and they loved our house) if we...

Samuel Ksiazkieicz Strategies to cherry pick pre-foreclosures - homes w 2 liens or low payments
29 January 2010 | 7 replies

I have been working with pre-foreclosures for a little while now and have come to the realization that my process (bandit signs, ads, knocking on doors etc) is very inefficient. As we all know, its a numbers game, fe...

Niko Lyons Lend to gain experience? Or gain experience to lend?
12 February 2021 | 1 reply

Good Evening BP! I am excited to be making my second post here. I recently sold my first ever investment, which I house hacked in Clearwater, FL. I wrote in a bit more detail about that experience in my only other pos...

Adiel Arvizu Newbie Born and Raised in Jersey City, NJ
22 October 2016 | 9 replies

Here is a laundry list of info about me:Name: Adiel Arvizu Background in real estate: Parents have been landlords for years I have been trying to pick up on the trade.Where I am from: Jersey City, NJOccupation: Full-t...

Andrew Dixon New Member Los Angeles
28 November 2018 | 4 replies

Hello Bigger Pockets,I've been listening to the podcasts, both Real Estate and Money, and reading the blog for a few months now. Finally taken the plunge to sign up for the forum. A little about me: born and raised in...