Jin Kim
Tenant's problematic son
we have a section 8 tenant who is 93 years old. She is still pretty good to talk to other people, remember things, but her son who is not a tenant but practically lives there is very problematic.Joyce - 93 year old se...
David L.
How to estimate ADU permitting costs accurately
We have a property in Los Angeles county that is a 2/1 main house with a detached garage conversion that's also 2/1. The main house is 1200 sqft and the garage is 700 and originally a 6 car garage. The lot is about 83...
Greg Mayer
Unpaid rent from vacating tenants
Hello BP community,
My wife and I purchased a duplex in a B class area about 1.5 yrs ago and inherited 3 adult tenants in one of the two units. This was my 1st property.
I live in one of the duplex units (my wife li...
Eleanor Weiss
Landlord bypassing property manager?
Having survived into my 80s, and having been a member of many different organizations and party to a number of contracts, I know that "bypassing the chain of command" is a universal issue. Happens a lot in the wider ...
Brenna Chalifour
FHA Loan on Second Property?
I have long been obsessed with real estate and have realized that I just need to commit to getting my first deal done. Now that I am more serious about making it happen, I am trying to decide what the smartest option ...
Louise Murray
Board fixed the election
2 years ago the HOA had 2 positions available. There were 3 candidates.
Each homeowner was allowed 1 vote only. So out of 1000 homes, 335 votes was needed to guarantee a position.
The last election there were 3 posi...
Michael Ramzy
Can someone takeover someone else's mortgage?
Hi, this is interesting! I'm trying to use some creative Financing, so I wonder can someone takeover someone else's mortgage? I mean for example; I bought my property last year for $100,000 and I put down $25,000 down...
Elisha Cram
Potential AirBNB guest requesting exact address before booking
I had a potential guest ask me yesterday the distance to a specific location, which I shared, both in miles and travel time.
Today he is asking to know the exact location so he can check the route on (redacted, but ...
Justin Denham
Income shifting to kids
I asked my CPA about shifting $6,300 to each of my kids on my tax return for the work they did in my business. He told me I would have to 1099 them. Is that correct?
Mason Liu
Syndication & Private REIT Key Terms & Definitions (Glossary)
Hey All,
Wanted to provide a quick glossary of key terms relevant to Real Estate Syndication deals and their definitions. These are important to understand when evaluating the high level details of a syndication dea...