John Boland
Me vs. my Property Manager
I have come to the fork in the road with my property manager....and I need perspective.To give the background my wife and I relocated and turned our home into a rental, a common move. We then rented to the first appli...
Alicia Marks
QOTW: Are natural disasters affecting your investment strategy?
If you didn't catch the "Seeing Greene" episode recently, an excellent question was presented that I thought would be worth discussing. Every area you invest in has risks of natural disasters of all kinds, but these d...
Raul Pedrozo
seller financing to home occupant - Dodd-Frank
Good afternoon,I've been reading a lot on this site and elsewhere about Owner/Seller financing as it pertains to Dodd-Frank, but I can't seem to find an answer for this situation (either that or don't want to believe ...
Nick James
Section 8 not honoring original agreement
Hey BP,I recently renovated a 3 bedroom unit in my East Oakland Duplex and put it up for rent. I decided to accept section 8 applications and ended up selecting a single mom who lives with her 12 year old daughter. Sh...
Brandon Holley
Court declares mandatory rental inspections unconstitutional
The Southern District of Ohio, in Columbus ruled that the City of Portsmouth Ohio’s occupational licensing requirements imposed rental property inspections and licensing fees upon the landlord, violating the Fourth Am...
Michael Plaks
Syndication losses against active income
Posting my response to a client's question, in order to get my colleagues input on this issue.Q: I have an investor who is actively investing in real estate on their own & have no f/t job. So spending enough time ...
Anthony Rodriguez
Xpressloans 911 IS A SCAM!
Xpress loans 911 is a major scam!! Andrew of Xpress loans sent me a term sheet for 15% down at 6-8% interest on a 30 year loan in which I had to pay 1,295$ commitment fee. Once I paid and went through the loan process...
Tom Bud
Tax Help on Fix and Flips
Hey everyone, Wanted to hear the communities response to this;Brand new r/e investor, going to do a fix and flip. Does anybody have any interesting tax strategies in respect to this whole process? (buying, selling and...
Account Closed
How are investors preparing for SALT cap of $10,000 now
The new tax law starting in 1/1/2018 states you’re now capped out at $10,000 for SALT. There is no distinction between investment and home ownership in the law. That means you can’t legally deduct anymore then $10,000...
Richard Warren
The Obama Deception
I came across this video by Alex Jones.
The Obama Deception:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNQeom4iY9k
Very heavy on conspiracy theory but it's scary even if it's only partially true. This is not an anti-Obama pie...