Fellow BPers,I've reached out to a few resources/people already, but thought it would be interesting to see what BP has to say. I'm under contract for a 5-plex in Independence, MO (near Kansas City). This 5-plex will ...

http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/UstcInOp/OpinionViewer.aspx?ID=11197Synopsis:An Alaskan lawyer (and a partner) purchased a property in Indiana in 2007 and operated it as a B&B until Jan 2010. Sold property in 2011, but ...

My tenant has a ESA, and may be changed later to service dog.  Dog is around 1 yr old or just under.Do I need tenant to sign a lease addendum or something? so I can officially know about the dog, licenses, shots, etc....

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I am daily shocked at how supportive BP is. So many other forums I've read (professional or hobby interest) are full of flame wars-- like there's an army of trolls waiting to devour the most recent half-baked idea...

My Buyer:

- about to lose HIS house to foreclosure, has now stopped making payments.
- has $15k, and makes about $3k/mo in Tacoma WA, will probably save up a LOT of $ since he is not going to be making his trustee pm...

Hello BP! We do not allow pets for our Airbnb and guest checking in today messaged last minute that they brought 2 service well behaved dogs with them both under 10 lbs. How would you handle this situation? I don’t li...

I have a home available for rent and have a prospective tenant that says he has a pitbull as a service animal.  I usually charge a pet deposit and monthly fee, but from my limited research, believe I cannot charge for...

I have always been using a 85% building and 15% land value for calculating my depreciation basis. Now my accountant is saying I have to use the tax basis and the county is assessing most properties in my county at 50%...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone out there has experienced this scenario before. I physically resided in my primary residence for 22 months, then was sent out of state for a year-long training course. I fully expected to...