Chuck Dangar
Can you take a tax deduction if you have a Section 8 tenant?
1...Is it possible to take a tax deduction if you are receiving rent from the government for a Section 8 tenant? 2...I am looking at buying a place to buy and hold with a section 8 tenant already in place. The place h...
Joseph Weisenbloom
Is there anything I can do?
I just was just given the annual tax bill from the county (grayson county, tx). The appraised value of my house went up 17% from last year. I made zero improvements to the property. Apparently I was supposed to be giv...
Bens Kohl
IRS not paying rent for shutdown period?
Have you or any property managers you know heard of the Government not paying rent for the days during the shutdown period? A buddy of mine is contracted by property manager to provide daily cleaning service to sp...
Logan Ward
Advice: 1st Property Under Contract
Currently going through the purchase process for my first property. The buyer accepted my offer and now all the paperwork begins. Hoping to close in early January on a side by side duplex (2) 1/1’s that will have 1 si...
Dave Van Horn
Can building luxury condos fix the affordable housing crisis?
Came across this article the other day that I thought was very interesting, would be interested in hearing other BPer's opinions. Anybody who lives or works in a big city probably thinks about this a lot.http://www.cu...
Aaron Moayed
Assessment Value Never Adjusted to Purchase Price
Soooo... I realized that the assessor’s office never adjust my property’s assessment value to the purchase price back when I bought my condo in 2011... anyone know if there’s a statute of limitations on an appeal for ...
Will Kenner
Rich Dad's taxes and avoiding DIY
For the RE investor just starting out, preparing their own taxes, or who has questions about Cost Segregation, Passive vs. Active income and loss, Deductions, Depreciation, etc..the recent BP Real Estate podcast #569 ...
Alex U.
High cost of Affordable housing
A new city heights affordable housing project has gone up at a cost of over $800k per unit. Another one below at $600k+ a unit. As the local governments struggle to manage tax payer money responsibly, they should re...
Kimberly C.
How do I find a PM who specializes in Sec 8 rentals? Los Angeles County CA
Long story short is I rented out my Townhouse last year when I moved and chose the first PM company I could find (because I didn't have any bandwidth to manage any portion of that property).A year later the tenants mo...
Isidore Kohen
Section 8 real estate investing
Hi everyone, I have been hearing about different barriers of entry when it comes to investing in real estate. After doing a little bit of research I found that section 8 is something that can easily be done and isn't ...