This is a survey. To restate the question, when you formed your business, what costs did you fail to notice?

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I am trying and trying to subsribe to the 50 % rule but am unable to do so. I live in a small town most of the year and the Black Hills arent hit as much as the rest of the nation. Houses listed here arent selling l...

Hi everyone! Newbie here in Miami Florida.  I've been learning as much as I can for the past few months and am now in the process of looking at props.  I'm interested in buy and hold to rent but am not finding any gre...

Hi everyone, my name is Ben. First time buyer here.  Hopefully this post makes some sense..Stuff about me:I'm about 75% finished with the BiggerPocket's "The Book On Rental Property Investing" (that blue book) and hav...

Hey BP,I am trying to find a private money lender to assist with the finances of house flipping. Originally, I was going to obtain a hard money loan. However, after a great deal of research and analyzing the outcome a...

Hi all!   Would love to hear (read) your thoughts on this potential deal:SFR - excellent neighborhood, excellent schools, 2/2, 1032 sf, built 1998Currently rented for $825/mo,  (lease ends 10/2015), no "make-ready" co...

I’m brand new at using any type of forum, but felt maybe I’m ready to jump in.My wife and I started investing in duplexes in 2012. Our first deal was a dilapidated old up and down duplex that was a foreclosure. I obt...

My rehabbing and flipping business is really quite easy to manage in terms of book-keeping. It does not send invoices, do payroll, etc. We have income, expenses, assets and liabilities. These can be categorized for...

Hi Everyone, My name is Verenna and I recently got my California real estate license December 2019. My sole experience with real estate has been in timeshare with Wyndham (WorldMark) in San Diego. The idea of selling ...

I've been renovating a duplex since June, 2011 (I know. It's almost done.) Had a tenant prior, but it's been vacant since then due to the remodeling. I know I can claim the 2011 deductions because I have rental inc...