I lease a retail space. First year. I put about 20k into remodeling the space this past year. What's the best way to account for that expense on taxes? It's commecial, and I don't own the space, just the biz...

Hello team, I'm sure this has been asked so I apologize, but I'd like to know what you guys are adding to leases beyond what the standard PM has? I want to make sure my PMs are adding all the goodies that allow me mor...

So, I'm coming to the end of a road trip throughout California, and I've stayed in a number of hotels. I noticed that every hotel has 2 similarities -

-Textured Wallpaper
-Really short carpet

I'm wondering if anyo...

Hi all,Thanks again to the BP community answering my questions in the past.Yet again, I find myself in a situation in which I can turn to you guys for advice/opinions.A tenant was late on paying rent and paid in full ...

Sharing an example of where reserves come handy. A few weeks ago my rental property experienced a power surge that fried over half of the major appliances (HVAC, range, DW, etc) in every unit. Repair costs are ranging...

I have a 40 yeaar old house with copper pipes, and a crawl space, in the last six months Ive had 2 leaks spring up in long runs of the copper.  I've asked the local home depot plumber about it and he says its due to e...

Just a friendly reminder to you property owners out on BP.
We americans are adamant about taking our cars in for service and oil changes on time. Often our houses are much more expensive then our cars yet we neglect m...

Hey everyone!I just purchased my 3rd single family rental property in Alabama (Out of State!) and the first 2 rentals are going great and the property manager is doing a great job, including fixing a few things for me...

Ok so I have virtually no budget to speak of and with some help the collective advice of bigger pockets I narrowed my mailing list to an extremely specific 200 people to mail to. So here is the break down of my mailin...