With my burgeoning interest in real estate I decided to join Bigger Pockets to hopefully surround myself with people with whom I can talk about this business and maybe even work with in the future. In real life I'm su...

Got a call from a tenant telling me that a blade on her ceiling fan flew off and almost hit her. I apologized but went silent when she said she wanted to be compensated for the mishap. I told her we would talk about i...

Given the uptick in the real estate market and strong demand for rentals, the concern I currently have is... are we making purchase decision based on the current strong rental demand, and eventually the tide will s...

Hello,Before reaching out to an attorney, I would like some feedback, please.About two months ago we purchased a short sale in Illinois. This was a cash transaction. We updated the unit - mostly cosmetic, rented it, a...

If you have a rental and set up an S-corp that will take 100% of the profits from the rental (can you do this to begin with? to avoid self-employment tax), and the S-corp's income will pass over to you, can you still ...

We currently live in a small SFH and am looking to move into a larger home to accomidate our four children. I see having two options:

1) Purchase a larger home which will in turn take more of my income from ...

1. Coronavirus and Market Instability
Many of you are aware that I work at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and I invest in the large (100+ unit) multifamily space. This puts me in a unique position to see how ...

I'm assessing a commercial property (occupied by a major automotive service tenant) and the seller has completed a Phase1, Phase2, and a Phase2 supplemental report as part of the seller due diligence package. The fina...

A friend of mine said that I may be able to do a cash out refinance with more than four loans or get more than 10 loans if some are with Freddie and others are with Fannie? I have not heard of this before so I tho...

Hello All!It's great to be a part of Bigger Pockets! I've been lurking for a little while now, posting here and there, but I've decided an actual introduction would be a good jump-start. My name is Mike, and I am orig...