![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/702584/small_1695232029-avatar-johng272.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
22 May 2020 | 4 replies
However, I want the original investors cash to be treated differently than new cash.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1537846/small_1698173918-avatar-joem502.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
22 May 2020 | 12 replies
As they reiterate in the BP Podcasts time and again, real estate is a business and the best ( … the only) way to excel is to treat it like a business.Keep that mind working.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1681505/small_1621514737-avatar-rubeni4.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
22 May 2020 | 2 replies
Most buyers will view the property with a sense of pride and will likely treat it better than were they mere tenants.And the final pro that pops to mind: if a seller is no longer interested in real estate, but still wants "Mailbox Money," then this provides a solution.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1610096/small_1621514140-avatar-djj19.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
27 May 2020 | 4 replies
If you have a single member LLC, the Federal IRS treats it as a "disregarded entity" --- basically, it doesn't see the LLC as another legal entity so the LLC's filing is with your own personal return.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1207822/small_1621510211-avatar-craigs151.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
24 May 2020 | 2 replies
I have a lender that I have worked with for several years and they have treated us well but they won't finance a MHP with this much vacancy.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/980654/small_1621506751-avatar-thal804.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
26 May 2020 | 10 replies
Try to make it abundantly clear who is in charge of the project and who is just participating passively and thus should be treated like a LP.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1638683/small_1621514378-avatar-giovannis26.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
25 May 2020 | 10 replies
There was never a time I could think of a buyer treating me bad because I was new.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/190474/small_1621432097-avatar-bobaftt.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
28 May 2020 | 3 replies
I kind of see it as being treated in own category via SchE.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/177038/small_1629569396-avatar-clifhirtle.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
30 May 2020 | 13 replies
Some here will treat their STRs as a hotel: turn and burn as fast as they can.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/232043/small_1657219365-avatar-hailmary.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
4 June 2020 | 59 replies
If I were still a "real estate hobbyist" (as my partner calls it) running small SF portfolio, I might show sympathy for the individual and at least look at their overall application package including income verification (but I would still call the credit reporting agency to verify accuracy).Now that I'm running a multifamily business with a millions of investor dollars at risk (and if you treat your portfolio like a business), I stick to pre-established processes.