Chris Houghtaling
I rent a house in foreclosure, landlord is abusive, evasive. see
I live here in Homestead Fl a 3/2 1900 Sq ft.I began renting this home on 7/01/2015. with a standard written yearly lease. I was never told the house had been in foreclosure since 11/01/2014. In fact on day of origina...
David Minor
Where to start - waterfront mixed use development
I have located land that has been used until this point as industrial and in my opinion is at the end of its life cycle. I would like to rezone for a mixed use development. All of the properties would total approximat...
Mark Malevskis
What to do when rent is late and when is it late?
Hello, I have just purchased a six unit last month. Rents were due on the 1st. I have installed a rent drop box on the first floor and passed out a letter to all of the tenants to deposit checks in their. I check the ...
Jason Schmidt
Paying off properties vs buying more
What is your goal, and why? Apparently where I am at, property appreciates very slowly. My thinking is buy one at a time until they are 100% mine, then go to the next one, as opposed to buying 10 now and having to t...
Oren K.
Tax Considerations for Canadians
Tax structure considerations for Canadians and US foreigners in general can be quite confusing. On the one hand, the mentor courses / boot camps / common advice (including many here on BP) is to just set up an LLC but...
Theresa Rivard
Dscr loan Co-signer
If I have a cosigner for Dscr loan, do they have to be on the deed or just the loan?
Bienes Raices
Were they lying?
I made an offer through the short sale's listing agent. Early the next morning I received an email that the seller had not accepted my offer, and that they had another offer coming in. They wanted my highest and best....
Cody Godfrey
How to evict a paying tenant
My wife and I just bought our first triplex with an FHA loan. We are currently living at the property and quickly realizing the one tenant is trouble.. I believe they were quickly put into the unit before the property...
Account Closed
Tax considerations you MAY NOT KNOW about short term rentals
In the realm of real estate investments, the short-term rental loophole offers a unique opportunity, subject, however, to certain rules and regulations. According to passive activity loss rules, every business is obli...
Bob Avery
New Twin Cities Investor Looking for Advice Getting Started
Hey folks!I've been lurking on BP for about a month, so I have a rough idea of the regular newbie steps which I will try to address below. I'll greatly appreciate feedback on any subset of my questions. Thanks!First a...