I am now requiring all tenants to get renters insurance. I requested proof of insurance from a tenant and they gave me a policy number (no copy of the policy or anything). Do others require a copy of the actual policy...

A CPA friend and I want to form a limited partnership. He has a great credit score and offers it for me to acquire an unsecured Line of Credit that I will use for earnest money deposit and soft costs associated with t...

I’ve been looking into how to structure subject to deals so that I can use this strategy to get rental properties in my portfolio that can be leased out or a rent to own (whIchever Works better.) Can anyone here on BP...

I have a deal that I think is a good deal. I have analyzed this deal already. 3br/2ba mobile home in Arizona, purchase price: $40,000, estimated repair cost:$0.00 (Home has already had all repairs done), ARV: $ (I did...

I have about 35K in debt.  My credit utilization is 48%.  I have a personal loan with an original value of 14K that I'm three months from paying off.  Was that personal Loan calculated in my Credit utilization.  When ...

Hey BP Folks,So I have been looking to invest in trust deeds for some time now, but there are still a few things that I am hoping to get clarity on before making the leap.  The confusion I am getting is in relation to...

I am using a hard money lender and just purchased a property from auction in Hull, MA. I am looking for a insurance company that is coat effective and works with fix and flip/construction property and liability insura...

I'm just wondering how important macroeconomic events are in the real estate world and how much people take them into account. For example, China's rise in GPD and BRICS, debt-ceiling raised for another two years, inc...

Yesterday I wrote a rather long-winded post which was understandably ignored. So here's the point of it in a smaller package:What do you do when your willpower slumps? When you think "I should really be doing X" but y...

Hi BPers,

I saw an accountant state that [b] rental property maintenance expenses
for plumbing repairs and painting may have to capitalized and depreciated over x years instead of a straight expense[/b] in the ye...