Jacob D Cockerell
Crawl spaces, ventilation, and HUD/FHA guidelines!
A lesson I have learned as an appraiser. I recently appraised a home that was built in 2021. It had a crawl space with no vents. The block walls were sealed with a product similar to B-Dry, like you would normally fi...
Audrey H.
AirBnB Co-Hosting: Difference Between Property Managers
I've been hosting AirBnB guests on our properties (locally here in California and remotely in France!) with success. The best part is, I'm having a blast while doing it.I think my enthusiasm caught the eye of some loc...
Mindy Jensen
ALWAYS Send Out Documents in PDF - Uneditable Format
Hey Landlords. Maybe you've seen this article floating around the Internet this week about the tenant whose landlord sent them the rent in an editable Word Document, so he slipped in his own clause.Now, this is funny,...
Yinna Wang
Appliance maintenance, landlord or tenant pays?
Just purchased a 4plex, property has some deferred maintenance. We have washer/dryer hookups in the basement that our tenant uses with her own machines. Last week she told us that the washer broke and she purchased a ...
Sol Romand
Lease to buy option price?
Hello BP members! I have a commercial space in a depressed neighborhood. I found a business who needs my location and is willing to pay a premium for it. However he wants a buy option in the lease. Here is my dilemma,...
Christopher Wand
Ran out of money... Tampa, Fl. (Riverview)
So a little back story before this question and I'm hoping I can get some ideas on how to resolve it.I've purchased a duplex property on well and septic.$89,5002/1 800sf & studio/1 400sf.(Terrible buy in and a bad...
Rob Gribben
opinions-roof damage and repair
I have a two year old shingled roof on a rental house in Dundalk, MD (Rowhome). This past Saturday a section of the shingles blew off. We had winds in the 30-40 mph range (gusts). The roofing company does not want t...
Julio Gonzalez
New IRS Guidelines for 179D Deductions!
The IRS released new guidelines and best practices for their internal review/audit process of 179D tax deduction claims. If you have claimed this deduction or plan to in the future, ensure that your CPA or tax special...
Jason Parker
Building inspectors and code compliance?
We are looking at a househack 4plex and have a scheduled showing tomorrow. We will have a building inspector do a exam should we decide to go ahead with it. Do building inspectors know and advise on current city bui...
Marina Wong
Seller finance and 1031
I am offering seller finance on an investment property (with balloon payment for a short period of time) because of the current high mortgage rate, since I cannot subsequently 1031 the balloon payment when I receive t...