Marlon Balogh
Materials Fraud and How it can occur!
As a forensic accountant and fraud examiner, I have dealt with numerous cases in which a land owner and general contractor face disputes with one another 1. Over the amounts of materials actually purchased and used fo...
Nghi Le
Making Commission by Connecting Sellers and Buyers Off-Market
I have connections with a lot of investors in my area. I also have connections with a lot of people (qualified young professionals) who are looking to buy their first home. The problem is that I live in a hot market...
Russ McKelvey
Due Diligence: What Do I Look for in Title Documents?
If I am buying a property through escrow (in CO), and get title insurance, what should I be looking for from a clean title perspective? What do I look for in the preliminary title report?
My thoughts after readin...
Robert Lindsley
Service dogs in Florida
Hello Biggerpockets,
A prospective tenant reached out to me for an apartment in my FL building. They have a service dog (Bulldog) and asked if that would be an issue. We do not allow dogs at this property, thus my ...
Ron Jones
Need some advise on a wrap
I'm looking at an investment property in NC. I know the seller. It's a 3/3 house with a 2/1.5 garage apartment. The seller would like to move into the garage apartment and rent it from me and my brother would like to ...
Murali M.
steps for Own real estate closing
Dear BP members, I am looking for some guidance to do closing on three properties ourselves. I believe lot many members would have done the closing themselves to save on the closing.So we are buying 3 rental propertie...
Anthony Barbato
Can a 1031 intermediary suggest an investment?
We are syndicating a property and we wanted to see if 1031 intermediaries are legally allowed to suggest deals to their clients. If so, what is the typical commission that a syndicator would pay them for the service? ...
Nick Boring
Capital Gains Tax on a Secondary Home
Hello BP and thanks in advance for your help!
From my understanding, secondary homes are not exempt from the capital gains tax, and if you are not renting it out then you cannot do a 1031. However, this client has h...
Jean Paul Rousseau
Need of an attorney for a C Corp ?
Hi everybody,I am a french investor living in France and I already described my story in "bad start in rental experience".I buy houses through a Georgia C-corp to be completly independant from the french tax system. I...
Timothy W.
Obama coins ripoff
http://www.katu.com/home/video/39598022.html?video=pop&t=a
It appears that Obama supporters blindly believed some flashy marketing and a plug by an african american daytime TV talkshow cel...