My Nguyen
House Hacking Tax For Primary Residence
Hello Fellow Investors,I'm a newbie. Do you have any tips and guidance for House Hacking Tax if I rent out a basement and the master bedroom in a 3bd/3ba house. What can you deduct if you rent out 50% of your house. T...
Account Closed
Renting to Young Couple Problem
Rented a small two bedroom to a young unmarried couple, never one of the most reliable renter groups, but it was November, and within two months the boyfriend has moved out.
Of course no comment to us, rent was not l...
Bram Spiero
Profiling Indianapolis
Hi,I'm considering investing in Indianapolis and have been looking for a good resource to get to know the city a little better. What are the different neighborhoods, which are A,B,C & D? Where do they start, where...
Jeff Lipple
Just started in Southeast Michigan (and Kalamazoo, MI)
hi everyone,
Glad to join such an awesome community and grateful for everything I've already learned here on BP.
I am a 401(k) consultant and MBA student with a concentration in finance.
I enjoy t...
Duarte Silverio
Hot Cities/Counties to invest in for short-term rentals
Hey guys, I'm rather new to BiggerPockets.I've mainly invested for capital appreciation in the past and am looking to diversify. I'm currently researching European cities to invest in for short-term rentals, as to tak...
Peter Lee
Lease valuation question
Anyone have opinions on what would be an appropriate discount rate to apply to a lease valuation?Subject lease is a new, 30 year lease for a 15,000 sf building with Walgreen's as a tenant.Comments appreciated.
Nick K.
Need Advice DTI too high
So I was wanting some advice.I'm very close to being ready to buy my first property for a rental.I've been through 10 banks, finally I found one that gave me the time to day to at least have a discussion with me. He s...
Tony Wooldridge
Investment or Gamble?
Good Morning BP. First off, a little house keeping. I would like to thank all investors big/small, experienced/novice/newbie and any other term you would like to attach to it, thank you for being part of this commun...
James Martin
2008 Financial Crisis
I listened to former CEO of BB&T John Allison speak at Harvard Law School this morning. Give us Liberty, but not a Bailout!He talked about bad mistakes made in real estate driven by governmental policy. And anxiet...
Steve G.
Where to buy first positive cashflow investment property.
Hello,My son is looking to purchase his first rental investment property. He lives in the Bay Area and is looking to buy a positive cash flow single family house (at 20% down). Would it be be best to look in Californi...