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THE DEADLINE IS JANUARY 31!
Should you even bother?
Your first question might be – why should I? Well, three top reasons come to mind:
It will allow you to deduct their earnings on your own tax return.It is require...
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I’m 20, brand new RE agent in Arizona. My grandparents want to loan me 100K so I can flip a house and make a return! However I have 0 experience with flipping/ investing. Should I just go all in all chips on the table...
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Hello all! I'm a young, enthusiastic investor from the Flint Saginaw area of Michigan, and am in negotiations for an off market, turnkey 4-Plex about an hour from me. The owner, who is older and owns it outright, wa...
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Following recent news of Zillow acquiring Trulia, Move made a move today. Curious to see how the pros here think of this move. Would it help realtor.com be more competitive to Zillow?InPlay from Briefing.com9:03 am ...
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Brand new to real estate investing. Just started last month. Had a few deals come up but not work out. Getting a little discouraged. Seems like everyone else is moving full speed and I'm in the slow lane. Any words of...
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Hi All - It has recently come to my attention that it may not be the safest route to do a showing solo. I am a petite female which leads some to believe that I may not be able to defend myself in an unfortunate situat...
Hi everyone. I'd like to start by saying that this forum is amazing and inspirational!
I am from Rhode Island and looking to start out investing in real estate all over again. I say "all over again", because I starte...
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Yucatan, Mexico sure seems like a little piece of paradise. Places like Tulum and Playa Del Carmen are booming with new developments popping up all over the place. I am looking at some of the brand new developments o...
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We own several properties, and live an hour away from them. Recently we have had several prospective tenants set up an appointment to see the property, look the property over, THEN ask about running a short-term renta...
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Hello BiggerPockets community and hello to the East Bay REI community! Two interesting things have happened to me recently that have led me to BiggerPockets.For one, my wife and I just got married and so we are in th...