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Can I Enter my Tenant's Apartment?
I am in an interesting situation with one of my tenants currently. Their electronic payment did not go through and as a result, they have not paid rent for November. I have contacted them by phone/text and even left t...
Alex Lacasse
New Member from Eastern Ontario (near Ottawa)
Hello Bigger Pockets Forum!!My name is Alex Lacasse. While I am not yet a real estate investor, I have been involved with the construction and development of real estate projects from small homes to high rises over t...
Wes Pracht
Terminating Loan, Am I being scammed?
We were supposed to close on a house just before Thanksgiving. Fast forward to today and we are terminating our loan and escrow. It was a Homepath properties (foreclosure) that we were going to get a rehab loan on.We ...
Claire McGuire
Converting from month-to-month to 12-month lease
I have a SFR that is currently rented on a month-to-month lease. Originally it was a 12mo lease, and reverted to month-to-month after the first year. My tenants have been there for nearly 2 years, but they've told me ...
Eamonn McElroy
IS your rental a trade or business (IRC Sec 199A/QBID/20% Deduct)
BP Community,247 pages of final IRC Sec 199A regulations, 39 pages of new proposed IRC Sec 199A regulations, a new Revenue Procedure related to W-2 wage calculation for 199A purposes, and a proposed Revenue Procedure ...
Chris Sullens
Are all costs prior to placing a tenant considered purchase cost?
So an experienced CPA recently told me that essentially all costs incurred prior to placing a tenant are considered to be acquisition costs and get written off only as depreciation. Is this true? I'm sure he knows wha...
Heidi Thompson
Padsplit insights please
new to REI world. Just learned about Padsplit. Searched BP for a post on topic, and there was only 1 10 months ago. Does anyone have experience with it. 14% service fee...would that substitute for Prop Management fee,...
Isaac Anderson
New AirBNB Business in Columbus Ohio!
Right now we have 5 properties that we do rental arbitrage through right now and we are looking to expand into more properties. The issue that were having is in our communication with the landlords. They are very comf...
Mike Gennaro
How do I sell a mobile home via rent to own and remain compliant with Dodd Frank?
We would like to sell a mobile home via rent to own and remain compliant with Dodd Frank. We purchased the unit for $8500 in a park. I've posted it for sale on craigslist as follows and would appreciate suggestions fo...
Bryson Rajendran
How to Find Commercials Deals Besides Relying on Brokers
Hi All,
I own a few single family houses but am interested in purchasing a commercial property without beds eg retail, warehouse, flexspace. What are some ways to find leads besdies relying on brokers? I am looking f...