Peter Seely
How does a out of country investor get a tax ID
Hi,
I am in the process of purchasing property in Atlanta and I am an out of country investor. I am purchasing a rental investment SFH. I have 3 questions:
1) How do I acquire a US tax ID as an individual ?
2) For...
Kristen T.
eRentpayment
Question with eRentpayment.com - I've searched through the forums and found a lot of great info but not this answer yet. I think I want to go with them, but I offer a $25 discount for paying by the 28th of the month ...
Vlad K.
Changing Depreciation Schedule
I had an accountant prepare my taxes a few years ago and she depreciated some water heaters using a 15 year schedule. I followed suit and did the same thing when I did my taxes last year. Now I'm using TurboTax and it...
Tyler Brunson
OnCarrot.com - Has anyone used for their site?
Has anyone used oncarrot.com for their site? Any other sites that I should be looking at....just looking for a template to get my site off the ground.
I've also looked at investorpro.com and, of course, just...
Melissa Shimmin
Self Directed IRAs for RE Investing Recommendations
Looking for recommendations for companies/institutions offering IRAs in which to rollover my 401K so that I can use the funds to invest in Real Estate.
I'm looking at Entrust Group. Does anyone have experience with ...
Shea Spinelli
Software, Quickbooks, excel...
Ok, I know this question has been asked 500 times, 500 different ways, but it still seems clear as mud. Quite possibly the most confusing part of the business to me. What software should we use that has management cap...
Winter Heintz
What's Your WORST Tenant Experience? How Did You Deal With Them?
Happy Friday! As I go through screening potential renters for my unit, I'm intrigued by all the horror stories I hear. My previous tenants were great, always paid on time and took care of the property. They were less ...
Bryan Normal
Is this Hard Money Lender a scam or not?
First time vetting hard money lenders for a flip I have under contract but not closed yet. One potential lender has attractive terms (8%, 2 points, 100% financed, no prepay penalty), but on the phone he has very spott...
Patrick Senas
Help Finding First Tenant
I have my first property purchase underway. I close on a duplex in a college neighborhood in San Diego. Both units are 1 bed / 1 bath and I secured it using a VA loan. The closing date is 8/16.
I wanted to get the ...
Carlo Santarelli
Screening Tenants
Hi there,
I'm am brand new to the BiggerPockets site and love all the information here! Thank you so much! I have a few questions regarding tenant screenings...
1) Does anyone have suggestions on screening for "good...