I am asking for a co-owner friend of mine.  She has a property that was leased to an individual. This property was used (and abused). The tenant left with proper notice and was given their deposit back "prematurely" a...

My Ex-Wife and I are finally selling our apartment which we bought when I was stationed in Hawaii.  She has been living in that apartment for over 8 years now, but since then I have moved back home to MD.  I have rece...

Let's say I sell a property that I have owned for 10 years and then use the 1031 Exchange method and buy another property of the same type. Does this method wipe away all depreciation recapture taxes for the property ...

I own a home in Little Rock AR and moved to Texas for work in June. The past three years I rented out my spare bedrooms to three other girls. I never considered it to be "income" as 90% of it went to the mortgage or r...

I live in Queens, New York. I share a two bed apartment with my roommate. Recently we found mold on his walls. I helped him clean it up and we informed the landlord. The landlord told us the excess moisture was caused...

Hi All.  I am putting together a team to help me with research I am doing is for a company that recovers excess funds that have been created through tax foreclosure sales. The research means going to either the Archi...

After a year of stalking you all and lurking on this site, I have finally decided to try and get over my shy side and join up.  THANK YOU ALL for the wonderful information and different perspectives given for all the ...

Hey BP, I am about to lease my first rental property and I have 4 roommates that have applied. I have a few question about the process moving forward. (yes background checks are in the works)Do I need 4 separate lease...

Hi BP,I am an aspiring real estate investor who currently rents. I recently moved out of a house in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio that a friend and I rented for 2 years. When we moved in, we had to give a security deposit of $...

Hi, 
I have two houses that I purchased from Memphis Investment Properties (M.I.P.) who still manage them. Property one is a 3 bdrm 2 bath with a garage that rents for $1,350 and property two is a 3 bdrm 1 bath, driv...