Jonathan Greene
Are the forums on BiggerPockets getting worse and worse or is it just me?
23 January 2025 | 52 replies
Exactly its why I only respond to limited PM's.
Tony C.
Filing a 1065 Partnership return Husband/Wife vs Schedule E
19 January 2025 | 42 replies
Here is what the IRS says on the subject: Election for Husband and Wife Unincorporated Businesses A business owned and operated by the spouses through a limited liability company does not qualify for the election Only businesses that are owned and operated by spouses as co-owners (and not in the name of a state law entity) qualify for the election.
Thanh Lu
How to find good cleaners for Upstate STR
13 January 2025 | 2 replies
I have a STR in the Sullivan County and have been looking for a cleaner but the options seems to be limited in this area.
Natalie Gelbke-Mattis
Ready to scale our hospitality portfolio
21 January 2025 | 2 replies
I’ve been in a similar position where I wanted to scale but equity was a limiting factor.
Carlos Silva
Velocity Banking for paying off mortgages
13 January 2025 | 19 replies
I will give you my numbers since we are 3 years into Velocity Banking.Home was purchased at $410k.Interest rate: 3.125%30 year termMortgage payment is around $1950 (includes insurance and property tax)HELOC: 8.25% Variable rate - current rateCredit Limit: $97kLet's say I made $10k a month and our expenses were $6k each month including the mortgage.
Tom Miller
The city wants to buy my property
8 January 2025 | 7 replies
The city wants to tear the property and surrounding properties down Zillow said it’s worth 38000The city offer me 13000.I could use some adviceHard to give advice with limited information, but as a general rule, the longer you wait and the further down the line their project is the more valuable your property will be to them.Zillow (and all automatic online) estimates are very unreliable, so don't base on that.
Grant Shipman
Syndicators & Capital Raisers: Avoid SEC Trouble!!
1 February 2025 | 4 replies
That means:🚫 No posting on social media🚫 No blasting your deal to an email list of strangers🚫 No promoting your syndication on a podcastThe SEC is clear: “No general solicitation or advertising to market the securities.”If you want to publicly advertise, you’d need to use Rule 506(c)—which requires investor verification and limits you to accredited investors only.🚨 Warning: If you advertise a 506(b) deal publicly, your entire offering could be invalidated, leading to legal consequences.2.
Bruno P.
Screening Fee amount (is it OK to charge more than $25 in WI?)
31 January 2025 | 4 replies
If the tenant is from another state, a background check cost of up to $25 may also apply (sec. 704.085).It is unclear to me if I am actually in breach of this rule by charging the tenant more than the $25 limit, even though it is through a third party.
Chris Pontello
Avoiding a short sale through creative financing
26 January 2025 | 6 replies
To me at my current knowledge level, this deal only works if taking over the loan - to limit the out of pocket money to acquire the property since the outside reno and new septic would take up the bulk of rehab costs.
Lee Miller
SFH to Duplex conversion in Chattanooga
30 January 2025 | 8 replies
Are you limiting your SFH to Duplex conversions to properties that do not require an architect?