Dean Smith
Self Directed IRA and short term rentals? any suggestions?
I am new to investing (though have been in the new home industry for 29 years) and i just recently opened a self directed IRA of which I bought my first investment home. Has anyone had success with a short term rental...
Felipe Lecaros
CPAs help! Form 2555 (Foreign Earned Income Exemption)
Hi all,
I am aligning everything to do my first REI in the U.S. and I am wondering if there is any CPA out there that can help with the following: I am a U.S. citizen living and working overseas (for 6 years now). I ...
Yan Kang
Concern over renting a SF property to an attorney couple
Dear BP experts,
Sorry to bother you with this, but I do need BP experts’ help in understanding the cons of renting a SF property to an attorney.
We got an attorney who liked our property and would like to rent it ...
Dennis M.
Condo Gamble by the Ignorant in 2005
Investment Info:
Condo buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $125,000
Cash invested: $45,000
Sale price: $125,000
Fresh out of university, my buddy and I bought a condo in Pensacola, FL in 2...
Rodney Lorenzo
How close do you get to your tenants?
Hi folks, I've seen some posts that talk about business cards being made up once you acquire a property, to hand to your tenants. Some landlords prefer to engage more with their tenants, some even on a first name basi...
Constantia Petrou
Can I charge tenant painting of very dirty walls after move out
Hello,I am in California and my tenant is moving out after almost 4 years of renting from me. The lower part of the walls in the kitchen, living room and hallway have essentially turned dark grey from filth and debris...
Kirk Frickey
**Deceased Home Owners**
Hey everyone, I just started driving for dollars and i keep finding myself running across distressed properties where the owner is deceased. What is the best course of action to take on this in order to find the curre...
Terri Pour-Rastegar
Big Black Ants Eating Insulation?
A tenant called me last night stating that she's been finding little piles of fiberglass insulation here and there the past week or so. She was beginning to fear she has a mouse problem. Then she said she saw quite ...
Tabitha L. Cox
Ready to Jump when the Time was Right!
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Dansville.
Purchase price: $165,000
Cash invested: $40,000
Sale price: $240,000
Downsized to to this home in the only subdivi...
Andrea Pagano
Avoiding construction costs and building rentals by myself
Real estate development is super expensive, can't I cut the costs by just opening my own construction firm, paying architects, engineers and all other professional figures to do the job that the construction firm woul...