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Hello everyone, Which tests must be done when you buy a property to fix and flip if there's no visible signs of a problem? (Gas line leak test, foundation test, sewer and water test etc.)Thank you...
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What's up BP Fam,Last night I had the opportunity to interview the land geeks Mark Podolsky. If you are not familiar with Mark, he buys and sells land on financing terms describing it as "the best passive income model...
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Hi everyone. I'm still in the learning stage of investing, gathering knowledge and working on building my "deal sense". One basic question I have is this: How do I test my assumptions, particularly in terms of rent a...
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I have been browsing post on the Coronavirus and I frequently see comments and posts claiming the government is not protecting landlords and only seek to guard the rights of tenants. I’m not here to debate that, inste...
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Tenant moved into a home that was built before 1978 in CA, then requested that I get it tested for lead. I ordered a lead test. Is this a deductible expense? If so, what category does it fall under? Thanks in advance.
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I might have the possibility of buying a treed lot for cheap between two houses. Looking at the neighborhood I believe that one of the two owners would want the lot. However, I do not want to buy it unless I know one...
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My boss recently took the NLMS test and got a violation letter. English isn't his first language and although I am not excusing him( he really should have read carefully all the rules) I still want to help him. He ask...
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On the last podcast, the guest said he created a fake listing for a rental he was thinking of purchasing, essentially to test the waters to see if his monthly rate estimate was correct or not. Is this something other...
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I was looking to create a test that I can give to people applying to be a new maintenance tech for my company. People will always say they know everything, but before I interview them I think it would be helpful to ha...