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Margaret Feit Changing Depreciation Period from 27.5 to 39
19 April 2023 | 3 replies

I have a couple of short term rentals, definitely under 7 days average rental period. When I bought them several years ago, I started off depreciating them over 27.5 years, but after reading much conflicting informati...

Jay Wu Newbie investor, looking to connect
27 September 2019 | 21 replies

Hello BP, my name is Jay and I would like to introduce myself to the forum as I have been around for a while and have not had a chance to. Currently working that 9-5 in corporate finance space in the Bay Area trying c...

Danny Kaminsky The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Raleigh-Durham
22 November 2023 | 13 replies

I am by no means the biggest expert on this area on BP, but I have been seeing a lot of questions, especially from out of state investors, about this area. I thought I would take some time to put together this short g...

Julie Groth Direct Mail Letters
28 July 2015 | 8 replies

Has anyone done actual testing on their letters to find out what works, what doesn't? In terms of all of it, the type of letter, the envelope, etc. I know this is a valuable commodity if you have tested hundreds or...

John Smithe Buying a live-in house as a short term play - good idea?
19 January 2021 | 1 reply

I have been on the forums and reading up on real estate investing for about 2 years now. I am so ready to get started but, like many others, I find it very hard to pull the trigger when properties are at such insane p...

Hongqing Yao Should I renew lease with current tenant who is late on rent
10 August 2017 | 5 replies

Hi Experts, Veterans,I am a new landlord in Brookline/Boston area (generally Class A area with subway access). I rented my 3B1B condo out at the beginning of the year. The tenant is a family with a few kids. He has so...

Chris Potter Buy multi-family in Utah now or wait??
20 February 2018 | 4 replies

I'm curious what the opinion/prediction of the experts is on mulit-family the next few years.  What I have seen in Utah is cap rates coming down from 7% +/- to below 5% in many areas with older properties.  The invent...

Darla Nunes Note that secured money I loaned
7 March 2015 | 3 replies

I need a Genius! Ok... I went through a divorce after a 25 year marriage of never ending money to the land of "no money, zero zilch". I sold my condo at the beach & came out with $300,000.00, that would be my "nes...

Peter Milic Pest control- currently using Orkin, can I do it myself?
13 April 2017 | 3 replies

Hi BP community, my name is Peter Milic, this is actually my first ever activity on the site, even though I've been listening to the podcast for a while now.
I'm currently using Orkin pest control, I've had ants in my...

Carlos Florez Oklahoma City Oklahoma state of the market
17 February 2022 | 3 replies

Hello Everyone, any experts in the Oklahoma City , OK area, please give me some insights about the state of the market there. how are prices going,  how many bedrooms and bathrooms are the norm, whats the rental avera...