Hey everyone! I have a tenant set to move in three days, luckily I was able to get in early to get maintenance an repairs going in prep for the next tenant. However, my visit last week revealed massive amounts of ciga...

After the end of a 3 year lease tenant moved out.  When I inspected the house I found several move out items (specifically required by the lease) to be incomplete.  The charges for the carpet cleaning, window cleaning...

I purchased a rental property in Irvington NJ that already had two tenants.  I have just found out that the person living in one of the units is not the person that signed the lease.   She had some arrangement with th...

Here is my findings of the newly released 2018 Tax Brackets. I know so exciting.The maximum contribution for 401(k) plans is rising to $18,500 in 2018, up from $18,000 in 2017 — this also applies to 403(b), most 457 ...

Hi BP,I have a real knot in my stomach with this one. I have been renting for 6 years. And have never seen something like this. I know this pales in comparison to some of the war stories on here. But I really need hel...

Hello, the NAR referred me to legal counsel: my realtor, during my temporary occupancy agreement period, gave my buyer, not only the keys and the alarm code, but the instructions on how to disarm the alarm.  I walked ...

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I'm looking at buying a MHP with 8 units.  6 are park-owned.  In addition to the original DMV titles, should I get a separate bill of sale for each unit?  Would there be a tax benefit to doing that?
The uni...

Hi BP, I'm new to the forum, and have a question about converting a traditional 401(k) into a solo 401(k) with checkbook control to be able to invest in real estate, and what constitute as self-employment to qualify f...

A few years ago I bought 100+ acres just outside of Montpelier, VT (5 minutes from downtown). At the time, I had no kids and had just sold a couple of my first self-done flips in the southwest, and was really ambitiou...

Hello BP community.I have been looking at several 3 and 4 flats on South side of Chicago and was wondering if some local contractors could give us a general rule of thumb for costs to gut rehab each unit?Light rehab, ...