Andrew Propst
5 Threats to Your Property Management Business
We are sure you have noticed a number of changes in the real estate industry during the past 14 months of Covid. Some of these changes have benefited the 3rd party property manager and some have hurt. Here are five ...
Sigurd Panke
Sell a rental house w/ owner financing and pay 0% capital gains?
I am hoping that a CPA might respond to this post. I'm going to sell a rental house via owner financing and I'm playing around with various loan amortization schedules to settle upon loan terms where I wouldn't pay an...
Michael Moikeha
Re-Introduction as a Full Time Investor!
Hello BP!!! So I had a 2015 goal to quit my day job and invest full time. I decided that I would start the year off with a BANG!!! I believe in myself, my business partner, our vision, and the skills and abilities tha...
Alain Pujolar
Question from a newbie on how to find a good business partner
Hello, Everyone!
My name is Alain. I'm a Miami native living in Beavercreek, OH, which is a city in Dayton. I've been living here for 5.5 yrs now. I moved up right after I finished grad school to take a job as an Epi...
Steve S.
Tenant died of covid. Cannot reach ICE contact
Well i experience something new every month in being a landlord, even after several years. My tenant was mid 60s and apparently died sadly from covid. he was divorced and the only one on the lease. his ICE contact i...
Scott Bartlett
Baseboard Heater Depreciation Schedule?
The life expectancy of electric baseboard heaters is about 10-15 years, but according to the IRS Depreciation schedule, would electric baseboard heaters qualify as a "furnace" and have to be depreciated over 27.5 y...
Margaret McCoon
New Member in Raleigh, NC
Hello, My name is Maggie McCoon and I live and work in Raleigh, NC. I am getting back into real estate investing after a 5 year absence to open a small business here. I would love to make some contacts in this a...
Sheena Varghese
Flip taking longer than a year and tax implications
Hello,My current flip will take longer than a year, about 18 months. Can I still deduct all renovation costs from the profit in regards to paying taxes on the profit. I have all cash in the property and for renovati...
Stephen Wilson
New to BP, first time investor, looking for advice from Virginia
Hello everyone, I'm brand new to BP but have been listening to podcasts and reading recommended books on investing for a while now. I am going to be completely candid in this post so I can get some specific help. My f...
Wayne Sluiter
Can't figure out how to get to the next step
Hello everyone, my name is Wayne, I live in Michigan, and I am a newbie to BP.com.While a newbie here, I do have some experience in the real estate game.I have two SFR condos rentals that are doing quite well at appr...