
21 January 2025 | 2 replies
I financed this property using down payment funds from 403B and a local commercial bank. 15% down from personal funds. 85% down from community commercial bank. 3yr balloon, 20yr amortization, 7% interest rate.

23 February 2025 | 84 replies
@Tonya EnglishWithout a clear understanding of what this company does (or more accurately, does not do), the payment seems excessive compared to other services in the market."

21 January 2025 | 8 replies
Unless you've done substantial improvements to the building or used a large down payment when buying, it's unlikely this will work.Perhaps your best move is to find a new primary residence that is 2-4 units and repeat the process.

11 January 2025 | 12 replies
What property management software or tools would you recommend for tracking rent payments, leases, and maintenance requests?

13 January 2025 | 7 replies
Bigger Pockets is a great place to find a real estate tax accountant.A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

23 January 2025 | 9 replies
You have to weigh the benefit of the insurance claim payment versus potentially having your carrier cancel you and perhaps get black-balled by the insurance industry.

16 January 2025 | 6 replies
@Jordyn Ohsnot enough info to helpbut if you're using a HELOC for the down payment AND getting a loan, then you're probably negative cash flow given that's 100% leveragei would never do that unless i were going to refinance in the short term

3 February 2025 | 14 replies
Hi I posted in the past about this tenant, but anyway no payment for January gave 14 day pay or quit in mid January, she said she left but left some of her stuff, her husband called me (they are getting divorced), said he has alot of stuff in basement, boy he wasn't kidding place is filled w garbage and stuff worth money all their personal stuff, what do i do?

23 January 2025 | 8 replies
@Isaac Hanai make sure you FULLY understand the negatives of S8 programs, not just the mirage of consistent government rent payments.

31 January 2025 | 121 replies
The good news is that there are plenty of great CPAs out there including on these forums.We did have a conversation with him, which is why we selected him in the first place.