All Forum Posts by: Lin Qian

 I did get quotes from several companies, but had a hard time to decide.  Thanks for the input!

I bought an apartment building infested with cockroaches and mice. Hired a professional pest control company that my PM recommended but the problem persists. I even asked several tenants to move out since they don't keep apartments very clean. I suppose the roach issue is the toughest one since they move around and hide behind the wall. Any recommendation for a good company?

I know this is an old thread but this may help some.  The benefit of paying property management fee to yourself as earned income is the possibility of more expense deductions which could result to a smaller tax payment. If you have passive income only, you cannot deduct health care insurance premium, or dependent care cost. With management fee as earned income, you would be able to. If your self employment income is not high, it's likely that your deduction saves you more tax than the self employment tax you would pay. Other benefit is that you could also claim home office expense.