Martine Torres
Duplex purchase in Portland, OR
Hello!I received an accepted offer on a duplex in SE Portland, Oregon for the purchase price since it was relisted due to a prior sale fail. The duplex has a new roof but it needs work: new interior and exterior paint...
Jason Cacioppo
The SCARLETT Method - Property Managers Guide to Maximum Returns
The SCARLETT Method
I’ll start off this essay with a quick disclaimer, I in no way, created the idea of renting out homes by the room. All I did was formulate an acronym and implemented a few practices to keep...
Rushi Bhalani
BiggerPockets needs your ideas on future data-focused products!
Hi everyone, I am a Senior Business Analyst here at BiggerPockets. My team is currently working to bring new features to the BiggerPockets community, many of which will focus on using broad real estate investing marke...
Tara Brodersen
Better to buy multifamily rentals close to home?
I want to invest in multi-family rentals,but the market where I live is quite high and limited. Is it wiser to buy closer to my area, or should I look somewhere afar, where it is less expensive, and hire a property...
George Batton
Trying to find a duplex to buy.
I'm having trouble finding one online because all the ones listed seem to be bad deals or in bad areas. I'm trying to find out how to find a good deal and what aspects of the location to keep in mind. Should I try t...
L R Wadsworth
Clueless in what to do with 6 vacant lots in a stagnate market
I own (by inheritance) 2.25 acres in a small, one red light, South Carolina town. It's pretty much a midway point between two larger cities that are 30-45 mins in either direction. My land fronts one of the main roads...
Lee Common
Will the Dollar remain the world Reserve currency?
http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article24991.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserve_currency
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_currency_union
http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF...
Matt Mimnagh
Hey IRS, keep your dirty mitts off my $50k!!!
So I have two deals closing this year that are going to net me approximately $50k. I'm trying to figure out a way to avoid paying too much tax.The first property is an empty lot that I got for free when I purchased a ...
Alejandro Ferrer
Landlord pays gas and Tenant abuses
Hell bp community, quick question. I’m wondering if a landlord,who pays the gas bill,can tell his tenants to not have the furnace on when no one is at home. Usually during morning working hours. The gas bill has been...
Ben Bakhshi
Refinancing fully owned rental properties
My dad owns 5 rental properties free and clear.
He is looking to get cash out of them in order to purchase more properties.
Main problem is: he did not earn income with w-2 for 2012, sort of an aberration, which is a ...