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Chris Sones Denying applicants?
5 January 2016 | 10 replies

Are you suppose to send a letter after you have reviewed an application and you find that the applicant isn't suited for a rental? If so I'm wondering about what things are acceptable to deny an applicant. Obvious rea...

Simon Galvensor Taxes/Estate optimizing: buy property for family to live in...
6 April 2021 | 2 replies

Hello,
I'm looking to purchase multiple homes in the US for my parents & siblings to live in for free.
I am curious how to optimally structure this from a tax standpoint.
My parents are US citizens & resid...

Wendy H. Tenant Screening Question
15 January 2021 | 15 replies

Hi BP! It's our very first time screening tenants and have a question. We're running into a lot of applicants where they have older parent(s) that live with them, some who still work, some don't. Our current requireme...

Ryan Bolesky First Investment help
25 June 2017 | 4 replies

Good afternoon, this is my first post on the bigger pockets forums. ive been a long time listener to the podcasts and have spent the better part of this last year researching, reading, and learning about investing in ...

Michael Nguyen What counts as occupancy for HUD?
29 October 2022 | 2 replies

I want to start my real estate journey with house hacking using an FHA loan, but I live with and take care of my sick parents who aren't in a stage of life to move.
My question is, can anyone give me a more clear def...

Derrick McLean What's the best way to get mortgages if you're self employed?
5 November 2020 | 4 replies

Hi All,I'm currently self-employed, I know I won't be able to qualify for a mortgage due to being newly self employed. However, I want to start investing in real estate next year. The best ways to combat this I think ...

Ricky Stafford Somewhat convoluted sale of main home "tax-free" question
30 January 2019 | 2 replies

A home was purchased in my parent's name a few years back in 2015. I have been the one living and paying on the house since that time and may end up selling it this year. There will be a gain from the sale. The proble...

Russell Newton To stay, sell, or rent
22 May 2023 | 9 replies

Trying to get into real estate investing but not sure if it's the right time. We owe about 113,000 on our (3br 1ba) home and it currently is valued at 190,000. Our interest rate is 2.875% on a 30 year mortgage that be...

Jason Schmidt Parents getting kicked out of house ... interested in buying one for them ... help!
29 August 2014 | 16 replies

My parents have been through many problems in the past several years - from a kidney transplant, to heart attack, and more, my folks have always paid their rent on time, but their other bills have suffered.  They work...

Ashish Acharya 2020 Tax Saving Strategies for Individuals
19 November 2020 | 0 replies

@Abhishesh Acharya and I have presented some, mostly non-googleable, high-level overview of some tax strategies. I understand this might be very technical for some of us. If these apply to you, please research more, ...