Adam P
Section 988 Foreign Mortgage Gain
I am hoping a foreign real estate tax expert can help me on the top of foreign mortgage tax payoff gains, also known as section 988 of the tax code.I purchased an investment property in Canada in 2013, and financed th...
Chris Shon
LLC - Registering for Sales & Use Tax
We just formed our LLC and got our EIN. We will be buying, rehabbing, renting, refinancing and/or flipping. Is sales tax registration required? Would love to get some direction here. I don't want to waste time filing ...
Alex Khojainov
Eviction in Baltimore city, am I going to be fined?
I have a house in west Baltimore that I lived in for about 9 months while I rehabbed it. I moved elsewhere and the house sat vacant for a while until my coworker told me his buddy was looking for a place to stay. Sev...
Chris Martino
Underwriting Commercial Real Estate
Hello BP, I am searching for any recommendations on best books or resources for underwriting various types of commercial and industrial properties. Looking to learn about how larger REI companies and banks are underwr...
Jacob Mueller
Meth Remediation Deal
Looking for someone who has done meth remediation on units before to see if they have any major lessons. Thanks in advance!
Adam L. Meador
Best Value for Real Estate License Courses - Cincinnati, OH
I'm looking to enroll in real estate agent certification classes in the Cincinnati area. I prefer on-line courses for my schedule. I am interested to hear of others experiences with completing their coursework and why...
Bradley Petras
Bridge Loan --> FHA Loan
Hey BP,
I'm underwriting a Creative House-HackAn A-Class new build 4-Plex needs about 25k / unit and a certificate of occupancy to achieve Rent Ready condition. The developer ran out of capital to finish the build an...
Chris Garzino
Tax Lien Certificates
Hi BP Community,I have been watching a 7 module course about buying Tax Lien Certificates. The buying of certificates seems like a great investment opportunity, almost too good to be true. I would appreciate hearing...
Wen Chen
Questions about tax write off's for rental property
I just bought my 1st rental property last year and need some help with what costs to file for tax return.Turbo Tax asking to escrow fees for following categories:Abstract and recording feesLegal fees, title search, do...
Chintaka R.
EPA Lead Cerification
Hi Everyone, I had a section-8 inspection recently and I was told that there are several windows with chipped paint and it needs to scraped and repainted to pass the inspection. I am having a hard time finding contrac...