LaShon Evans
New Late Start OOS Investor - concerned about assets/need LLC?
5 February 2025 | 13 replies
Not one single example, yet everyone pushes it like it's the ultimate protection policy.As stated above, the best protection is to follow the law, treat your tenants honestly, and document everything.
Geoff McFarlane
Sell our home or rent it out?
20 January 2025 | 7 replies
Treat this property as a business and factor in all the associated expenses, including mortgage payments (if you pull a loan), maintenance, and potential vacancy periods.To simplify management and make this less of a hands-on job, I’d strongly recommend working with a property management company.
Deirdre Lizio
Should you pick a property manager based on price or service?
17 January 2025 | 23 replies
Sadly, many people treat them like a commodity.
Alex Houser
Foolish to buy office building?
18 January 2025 | 8 replies
Too many investors treat lenders as an impediment to their deal.
Sophanara Khoeun
New to Investing: Repairman? & Hire or Not to Hire a Property Management Company
31 January 2025 | 10 replies
It all depends on how the house was treated before you.
Jonathan Baptiste
What I learned after 1 year of house hacking
17 January 2025 | 11 replies
Communicate expectations upfront—because once they start double-parking or treating the place like a frat house, it’s game over.Cameras, Cameras EverywhereYou’d think adults wouldn’t steal each other’s food, right?
Anita Z.
Real Estate Investor Tax write-offs
10 January 2025 | 16 replies
If you had identified the property, the cost and the travel cost would have been added to the basis of the property and depreciated.These initial investigatory costs are treated differently for flipping and rentals.1) Flipping: The travel cost to investigate will be treated as a business cost and deducted as an ordinary travel cost.
Chris Summons
Contracts for Sub Contractors to Sign
14 January 2025 | 4 replies
NET 30), etc. and you can use this project-specific agreement as an addendum for individual jobs.Final Tip: Treat the contract as a transparent, collaborative tool to set expectations, not as a "gotcha" document.
Samuel Kim
Real estate professional status 750 hours doable?
31 January 2025 | 27 replies
Travel time has been treated unfavorably by courts, with a few exceptions.
Arthur Crum
RAD Diversified SCAM ALERT!!!
20 January 2025 | 242 replies
I have never been to one, but I have heard that they treat you well there.