![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/91676/small_1696804905-avatar-fernj.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi Guys,
Brand new here, with a question:
Can hard money lending be considered a small business, where expenses can be deducted -- just like any other business? I thought this was a given until I started reading ab...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/169342/small_1621421059-avatar-chicagobrie.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
So my idiot tenants used paper towels as toilet paper for some time and clogged their 3rd floor bathroom. The first floor and second floor tenants have not been having problems. We had the handyman out about a month...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/64723/small_1621413562-avatar-chpurcell.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I was having a conversation with my buddy and the topic of mechanic liens come up, where a contractor can file a lien and it can attach to your propertySo it got me curious and I started researching. I don’t plan on ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2514591/small_1672614218-avatar-michaela1370.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I’m 21 years old and I have set aside $30k to use as a down payment for a rental property. I’m in California and am looking at Texas and the Midwest for an out of state property. I’m looking to create passive income a...
![](https://bpimg-biggerpockets.twic.pics/no_overlay/assets/uploader_default_urls/5_news_item.jpg?twic=v1/output=image/cover=625x330)
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/9444/small_1621348869-avatar-kuzushi.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
My tenant called me a month ago to complain that he has burned up three TVs and he thought the electrical in the house was faulty. I tested the outlet and it was around 119 to 120. I put in a new outlet and told him...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1159853/small_1694767632-avatar-kh31.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I moved out in end of June 2018 from a house in the state of Connecticut. The issue about security deposit and repairs has been going on since then. I think my landlord has been acting unreasonably and unfairly trying...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/379769/small_1652298244-avatar-jamesd33.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
So this is the first year that I have not had a traditional job and w2 income to show at tax time as well we own 4 rental properties (one in which we live in one side of a duplex). We also did a short term rental on A...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/22471/small_1621361890-avatar-venomousviper.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I'm sure many have heard the numbers recently that the median net worth of individuals in the United States has dropped 39% in the last three years. I'm just curious how BP members have fared during the same three-yea...