Matt Mach
Sales Tax exemption on flips?
Ok, I've gotten one flip under my belt. We closed in 2017, I've already talked to a CPA regarding taxes and he suggested I roll the income and expenses into the same tax year. I've been reading quite a bit about how I...
Rod Desinord
MLS is littered with overpriced rehabs and REOs
What are some of the methods you guys employ in finding deals?
William Morgan
Sub-to - Who collects the money?
I'm wondering what method the Sub-to folks use to collect payments from tenant -buyers and then forward money on to the mortgage company?
Do you handle the money yourself?
Employ a note servicing company?
Other?
Kaybreh Mathis
Accepting Money Orders
Hello! We are new owners of a 10 unit building. The tenants are all inherited. We currently offer two options for paying rent-depositing directly into our account at the bank and paying online via apartments.com. Howe...
Ellen Mitchell
Document Checklist - Tenant Screening
Hello!
New to BP and looking for a comprehensive checklist for screening new tenants. I have had a property manager in the past and took over management about 3 years ago. This is the first time screening a new tenan...
Alex Dem
Real estate business strategy evaluation
Hello, everyone!I am developing a strategy to start a Real Estate Investment business and would love to hear some feedback on how realistic it is and maybe some input and your ideas what could work better. The current...
Jordan P Applegate
How to Choose a Growing Community to Buy Rental Home
Hi all,Often people in this forum ask about buying in a specific community, but that doesn't help the rest of us so much. I'm hoping this broader question yields some general principles that are widely applicable. W...
Karine Arditi
HML for long term investment?
I’ve seen a lot of posts about hard money lending for short term, fix and flip investments, but I am considering a HML for a long term investment. My hesitation is the interest rates are so much higher. I don’t qual...
Anthony Friday
Anthony (Tony) Friday from Piney Flats, Tennessee
My name is Anthony Friday, but I go by Tony. The only experience I have in real estate is renting for the past 14 years. I was in the military and moved around a lot so I could not rationalize buying a house that I wo...
James Wierzba
Finding "livability" data for remote properties?
What methods do you use to get data on livability for a property (schools, crime, employment, ...) in a relatively fast manner?If I am considering 10 similar properties and need to get livability data to make my decis...