Rick Albert
Converting Garages into Accessory Dwelling Units
Has anyone done it before? Care to share experiences? Cost, rentability, etc. Thinking of doing it to either a house or find MFU with garages (although it has been hard to find).Thanks in advanced!
Spencer Brodie
A new Shark in town!
Hi BP,I’m a new investor. I’ve been working as a “licensed General Contractor” for a couple years but basically I’m just a project manager and I oversee my crews construction without getting my hands dirty. I’ve been ...
Jorge Abreu
Here comes 2024 - How about Setting New Goals and Tracking their Progress?
In my opinion, setting specific goals and evaluating progress are critical elements in developing a profitable real estate investing firm! 🙌
There are various levels of goals, and here are some examples:
Company Obj...
Ryan O'Rourke
New REO Agent intro - Rochester, NY
Hello BP community!My name is Ryan O’Rourke. I’m 29, I’ve lived in Rochester, NY my entire life, and I recently became a licensed Real Estate Salesperson.A little background on my RE journey up until this point.. Grow...
Farah Tatis
New in BiggerPockets
Hello everyone!My name is Farah. I started my investing journey in real estate in 2020 and managed to acquire a couple of multi family homes. I am looking to learn more about buying out of state and doing quick small...
Chris M.
Creating a MLS for Puerto Rico
I moved to Puerto Rico about 8 months ago, and apparently there is no MLS here. Agents, or even fake agents, will post the same listing online, and then contact the real owner, and then take a cut. I didn't know this ...
Derek Petersen
How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything
Powerful Words
Martha Beck is credited with coining the quote “How you do anything, is how you do everything”. The saying "How you do anything, is how you do everything" encapsulates a profound truth about human beha...
Dustin Dadvit
Basic rental income question about 199a / QBI deduction
Okay.. I'm new but I've been reading a lot of posts. It seems everyone is trying to get their involvement in their rental income business to be "actively Participating" so they can get the QBI deduction, but I've al...
Lauren Cook
Partnership split advice needed
For the past few years I've house hacked and have a background in real estate sales, lending, and property management. I'm not an expert, however I'm certainly not new to investing. A close friend of mine approached m...
Michael Zagorsky
Cost Basis and Losses for converting rental to personal residence
We had a tenant leave our rental property in May of this year. We received about $5,000 in gross rent. The tenant trashed the property and we had to spend about $8,000 on repairs. Including new paint ($4,400) an...