Can I still be claimed as a dependent on my parents taxes? How does this work?Thanks in advance to anyone that answers!- Kyle

Hello all,I have gotten so much use out of the BP forums that I figured I should contribute some feedback for future investors. In giving my latest investment property a facelift, I searched high-and-low for advice on...

when there's a late fee  policy of a % of the rent and a partial payment is made.  Say rent is $1500 and only $1000 is paid.  Is the % on the total rent or just the unpaid amount. Ex: say the fee is 10%   Rent is $150...

Working on our first investment property purchase.  We're under contract less than 4 hours so far, working towards closing with a conventional loan.The property is over 100 years old and has a detached garage that app...

Hi Everyone,This is my fourth real estate purchase.  Unfortunately I think I made some bad choices with initial refinancing.  I have used a hard money loan at 12 % and 3 points.  My initial thought was we would re-fin...

I won a SFH auction on Auction.com on 9/27. Offer was accepted by the bank, purchase agreement was signed by both parties, earnest money was paid, etc, etc.The closing was originally scheduled for 10/27, but they had ...

Hi All,
Question for you pros, and maybe I'm thinking too deeply on this, but does Dodd-Frank (or its attendant regulations) set any restrictions on purchasing mortgage notes, or only on loan origination?  What about...

Can Condo bylaws limit the # of children?We have rented a 2 BR condo to a single mother and her 3 children. Now the Condo board is telling us that we have exceeded the maximum # of children per unit. Is that even le...

Good morning! I had a thought this morning that I’d love some input on. I live in Florida but own a business in Pennsylvania. While I have managers handling the daily operations, I still oversee everything remotely. I...

Hey Everyone!  I'm debating whether or not to have my first property be a house hack or to buy and have long term tenants.  I know this is very specific depending on location and property but I wanted to get some opin...