With tax season around, I'm sure there are others scrambling for answers to their tax benefits. I have interviewed a few tax accountants and have one in mind. But, I'm trying to arm myself with some tax knowledge so I...

Does anyone know where I can find a comprehensive checklist of safety-related items for rental properties?  This is a list that I have come up with along the way (some of these came off the inspection report):Inspect/...

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My name is Heather and I am looking to invest in real estate in the Seattle area. However, I have no idea where to start! I am 27, work at the University of Washington in an office job, and am again fe...

Hello everyone!  WE have purchased our first short term rental that we are using as a vacation rental and are currently living in it while we renovate it and get it ready.  We will be renting it out starting this July...

Hello! I am new to real estate as well as biggerpockets.com. I am hoping for some advice/ direction on ways to identify the best areas in the country for buying to rent or buying to rehab/ sell. Is there an efficient ...

I am looking to purchase a quad. I have been reading a lot over the past several weeks and put together some of the basics to get an initial analysis. This is by no means comprehensive or a final analysis before I p...

I have been riding my bike around my neighborhood for a few days and have come up with a list of about 60 properties that are showing signs of distress(property not being taken care of, over-grown lawn, junk in the...

My wife and I made our first real estate move and purchased our first property ever!I've been reading and getting my book smarts, but we both agreed that at some point we were just going to have to go for it and start...

I am about to close on a 4 plex (multi family) is that has paying tenants, however I feel that there is a lot of secrecy and things I am not being told about the tenants in the home. According to the listing agent an...

I went to a FortuneBuilders seminar this past weekend and am wondering if it's worth the $20-34K Invest they are asking for. Does anyone have any knowledge about them, good or bad? Or is there a better way to get star...