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🚨🚨Big Legal Win for Co-Living & Affordable Housing in Jacksonville! 🏡⚖️
Real Estate News & Current Events
Jacksonville, Florida
🚨🚨Big Legal Win for Co-Living & Affordable Housing in Jacksonville! 🏡⚖️

Great news for housing advocates and property owners! This week, the City of Jacksonville Municipal Court ruled in favor of PadSplit, voiding citations for "illegal boarding houses" on constitutional and fair housing grounds. This marks a huge victory in expanding affordable housing solutions whi...

Looking to buy condo in SF,CA
Real Estate News & Current Events
San Francisco, California
Looking to buy condo in SF,CA

Currently looking for creative ways to aquire a condo in SF (non BMR). Within the next month I will be debt free with about 40-50k cash on hand. Any suggestions? Seller financing?

Thoughts on news story?
Real Estate News & Current Events
Thoughts on news story?

Just a few minutes ago I saw a news story with a representative from the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America). He says that the DSA believes that no Landlord should be able to realize "double-digit profits" as he put it. Seems that is 'immoral'....... Thoughts?

Missouri Added A Bill For Wholesaling....
Real Estate News & Current Events
Kansas City, Missouri
Missouri Added A Bill For Wholesaling....

Missouri just changed the rules for residential wholesaling. Governor signed so now it'll be put in practice. If you wholesale residential properties in Missouri you need to be aware of this. Starting August 28, wholesalers (who fall under the requirements) will be required to provide a separate ...

Anyone going to Keller Williams MegaCamp?
Real Estate News & Current Events
San Antonio, Texas
Anyone going to Keller Williams MegaCamp?

I am setting up a networking hangout on the Riverwalk. If anyone’s interested in joining me Aug 19 feel free to reach out.

VA Loan Quadruplex | Fort Lauderdale — Best Strategies to Find Quality Tenants? (Sec
Real Estate News & Current Events
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
VA Loan Quadruplex | Fort Lauderdale — Best Strategies to Find Quality Tenants? (Sec

Hey BP community, First-time landlord preparing to house-hack a quadruplex in the Fort Lauderdale/Broward area using a VA loan (zero down, owner-occupied). Goal: rent 3 units, live in 1, cover mortgage with rental income. Looking for advice on: 1. Best platforms to find reliable tenants in South ...

VineBrook Homes Is Having a Fire Sale
Real Estate News & Current Events
VineBrook Homes Is Having a Fire Sale

VineBrook Homes has gone from 53 homes for sale to 1,992 in six months. I'm not math guy, but isn't that a 3,658% increase? Is that even possible? Is it legal? Yes to both, and it tells us everything about where this landlord thinks the market is headed. VineBrook isn't trimming the fat from a fe...

Local Indy GC data point: median inspection repair estimate was $14,447
Real Estate News & Current Events
Indianapolis, Indiana
Local Indy GC data point: median inspection repair estimate was $14,447

I run a local GC / repair business in Indianapolis, and I went back through our own submitted inspection reports, repair requests, BIRs, addenda, and estimate requests. This is not a national benchmark. It is just local operator data from the kinds of reports and repair requests people actually s...

Bigger pockets community
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Bigger pockets community

One of the things I appreciate about the BiggerPockets community is the willingness of people to share their experiences. Whether someone is just getting started or has been investing for years, there's always a lesson that can help someone else avoid a mistake or see an opportunity from a differ...

Cost Segregation & the 2026 Excess Business Loss Rule
Real Estate News & Current Events
Tampa, Florida
Cost Segregation & the 2026 Excess Business Loss Rule

The One Big Beautiful Bill Just Restored 100% Bonus Depreciation. Here's the Catch Nobody's Talking About. By Kamila Lily Kowalska, Cost Segregation Specialist After The One Big Beautiful Bill was signed into law, and my phone has been ringing ever since. Commercial real estate investors were exc...

Forget Inflation. Watch the Labor Market.
Real Estate News & Current Events
Nashville, Tennessee
Forget Inflation. Watch the Labor Market.

Hello fellow BP compatriots! This week, we’re talkin’ April inflation report ran hot at 3.8%, the bond market freaked out, mortgage rates whipsawed back to 6.65%, and the Fed-cut path got priced out. I’m taking the other side. Plus — the details on Nashville’s largest development project ever, Th...