Tek Chai
Seeking the advice of successful real estate investors
Real estate investing especially Tax Lien Certificates and House Hacking intrigue me as it is more lucrative than investing in a bulls and bears market. I stumble upon BiggerPockets when I was searching discussions on...
Kwaku Farkye
How Lenders Verify Owner Occupancy
I recently went to Wells Fargo and they're offering me 5% down on an owner-occupied duplex (I think it's a program they have for first time homebuyers). I'm all for playing by the rules, but how does a lender even ver...
Patrick Martinez
Why doesn't the @ feature work on my account?
I was able to use it recently on my pc but now it wont work. is there a setting on my browser preventing this?
Nathan Gesner
HUD Issues New Service Animal Guidance
HUD issued a new notice regarding service animals and reasonable accommodations under the Fair Housing Act.CLICK HERE for the official announcement from HUDThis guide provides housing providers with a set of best prac...
S. Perry
No land line in rental
Currently in the process of getting a SFH ready to rent. This week we realized there were no land line connections in the home. The house underwent renovations prior to our purchase and neighbors have told us there wa...
Jerryll Noorden
Help on negotiating
Hi everyone.I am dealing with a situation here.I made an offer, the owner likes the offer.As the owners are a brother and a sister, he (the one I am dealing with, brother) wants to run it by sister.It is taking weeks ...
Travis Bohling
Best Practices for MTR; Utilities, and Furnishings
Hi MTR investors and property managers,
What are best practices and innovative solutions for the 2 subjects below:
Utilities
1. During periods of tenancy who should have the utilities in their name, landlord or ten...
AJ Wong
NAR Rules: Less transparency for investors and brokers & what nobody is talking about
Let's be very clear: The NAR Settlement is a cluster 🦆 for investors and brokers alike. For brevity's sake, I understand the merit of seller's not paying professionals to negotiate against them and I am a proponent of...
Shimi T.
Teen Kid's Pay below Standard Deduction - Filing Needed? How?
Throughout the internet, there are too many contradicting responses by CPAs on teen kid's pay for assistance in parents' rental business work. Brandon Hall Vs. Mark J Kohler to name a few. One says that W-2 is needed ...
Carl W.
Pandemic Rental Assistance?
My future tenant signed their lease and paid their security deposit then informed me that I would be receiving the rent from their current landlord because they'd previously qualified for pandemic rental assistance la...