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Nick Atwood Why Real Estate Investors Should be Their Own Agents
1 February 2021 | 23 replies

As an investor, it didn't make any sense why I was letter a buyer's agent collect 2.5% of the purchase price, for the minimal return I was getting. After many sales, I knew the real estate forms well and had the buyin...

Craig Lessler Airbnb - Active or Passive - Deductibility of Losses Schedule C
3 May 2024 | 30 replies

I have a long term rental (SFR) which I converted to an Airbnb in October 2019.  My property manager is acting as the host and we have already had multiple bookings. 
Questions:
1. Is the Airbnb considered "Active" ...

Mark Allen Landlording vs. Seller Financing
5 February 2020 | 36 replies

I'm currently in the Dallas - Ft. Worth market - I haven't been investing long (since 2009), but recently I've been turning my rentals into paper via seller financing. Many of these properties have mortgages with less...

Joseph Weisenbloom Is this illegal/unethical?
22 September 2014 | 36 replies

I am currently closing on a duplex and I plan to live in one side and and rent the other out. The electric and gas are separately metered and are easy to have these expenses paid by the other renter. The water on t...

John Cantu Wholesaling without a license in Texas
2 October 2020 | 34 replies

Hello! I'm new to REI and like many, think it's a good idea for me to get into whosaling. I recently ran across the debate of wholesaling being illegal without a listense because the wholesaler is essentially brokerin...

Scott Alfano Reliable Wholesalers
3 September 2016 | 33 replies

How has your experience with wholesalers in the Central Florida area been? What criteria do you use when deciding whether a wholesaler has a good ear to the ground? How much of their ARV and comps do you take to heart...

Chris V. Straight Outta Stockton - Anatomy of another Stockton “Deal”
4 January 2020 | 13 replies

Straight Outta Stockton - Anatomy of another Stockton “Deal”In a previous post I made some bold general statements regarding how hard it is to find an even halfway decent deal on the MLS in Stockton, CA. As a sort of ...

James Park Prospective Tenant was turned off by thorough tenant screening process
1 September 2013 | 53 replies

This is the first time listing the rental property as an agent representing myself. I almost went through an eviction on my last property in Chicago and wanted to be extremely cautious when screening a prospective ten...

James Triano Pennsylvania Sheriff's Sale & Foreclosure Process
1 November 2018 | 57 replies

Since I struggled so mightily in finding information about the Pennsylvania foreclosure and sheriff's sale process, I wanted to create a thread going through the process in detail in hopes that this may help someone d...

Will Barnard Validate the 50% rule
11 February 2016 | 141 replies

It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...