James Carlson
Can I claim a second home/vacation rental as my primary residence?
The answer is no!
And a criminal case this week shows why you shouldn't mess around with this rule. (For those averse to reading ... a State’s Attorney is on trial for claiming on loan applications that she'd reside...
Steve C.
Nuisance Evictions in Erie County New York (Buffalo, NY)
Has anyone been successful with a nuisance eviction in Erie County, NY where a tenant has damaged property, committed crimes, harassed another tenant, etc? Can you share your experiences even if you attempted one and ...
Rahul Samskruthyayan
Inputs on River Islands, Lathrop
Hi BP,
I joined recently and this place is so helpful. I’m a newbie to real estate investing and currently living in Fremont,CA. Because of COVID, I’m working from home for the past year, and most possibly I would be...
Jack Srimani
How to market research if a emtpy duplex will have renter
Hi,
I am thinking of buying a duplex in an area I am not very much familiar with. Before buying I would like to market research that the empty duplex will really be rented and not vacant so that I can have a decent in...
Account Closed
25% DP for investment property
Hello,I'm a new investor, and I'm about to purchase a duplex w/ 5% down (conventional). I have no intentions of living in the property, and it would purely be a nice cash flowing investment. I see that banks typicall...
Davon Lowery
Claming deductions (losses) on your personal/business taxes
As discussed on many previous podcasts, posts most recently in the latest podcast and as general conversation, the discussion of private financing vs traditional financing.I have spend the better part of this year, th...
Greg Scott
HUD offers more protections for criminals trying to rent
In a letter this week Marcia Fudge, Secretary of HUD, indicated that she intends to "reduce barriers to housing among those people with a criminal record". See here for full details. https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfil.....
Danielle Clark
Commercial real estate
Has anyone ever rented property to section 8 ? If so do you think they are better tenants? I am looking at property that is in a rougher area & wondering if section 8 would be the best way to go.
Agostino Pintus
5 Considerations for Syndication investing:
While the General Partners are always on the hunt looking for deals, the Limited Partners need to also assess several fundamentals before investing in a syndication deal. That said, there are 5 considerations:
1) T...
Robert Steele
Does your city have a rental registration program?
Does anyone else have these rental registration programs where the City forces you to pay a yearly fee to register your rental property?
Where they force you to allow a city inspector in every time a tenant moves in....