Hi BP Folks!  My husband and I are in contract on an investment property as buyers, completed the inspection, and our agent submitted our repair requests timely. Contract specified that seller had 2 days to respond (y...

I recently bought a property and I am trying to digest the inspection report in regard to separating out improvements/upgrades into which need to be addressed immediately vs which can wait over some time. Is there any...

Hi All,I finally got one of my offers accepted!  Very excited because this is my first home.  The inspection report came back with 73 items to be addressed.  Maybe 20 or 25 items are a little serious like "minor crack...

Has anyone used an affiliate marketing strategy to refresh their property, create unique experiences and provide local products to their guests? I've noticed a lot of coffeehouses decorate their spaces by advertising ...

Colleagues and friends,The original GOP reform thread started by @Brandon Hall is well over 200 posts by now. This is one of the follow-up threads specifically for discussion of depreciation and Section 179 changes in...

Dear all,What's the definitive answer - and preferably pointer to authoritative resource - regarding deductability of interest on HELOC with the passage of new Tax Law? I do realize that HELOC interest deduction now o...

I posted this WSJ article in the bulletins but thought I would share in the forum section as well.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703471904576003832552956602.html?mod=igoogle_wsj_gadgv1&

I just re...

I'll start out by saying I'm not trying to debate the merits of the "50% guideline." For various reasons, that guideline will not work for me. I don't know what is included/excluded in that value, and every time it is...

I analyzed my fix/flip property, but when I print out my report, it doesn't show the itemized summary of my repairs (shows the correct total, but doesn't show the individual items), and doesn't show the picture of the...

Hi Everyone -

I recently joined the BP community and I am looking forward to networking with like minded people.

My partners and I have recently purchased 3 properties in the Philadelphia area. As part...