I’ve seen many posts here on BP that mention training your tenants. Although I seen tips here and there, I haven’t seen any training doc or lists. Since I just closed on my first unit (yay!), with inherited tenants...

What do you think what are the best way for lowering your property tax?

I am closing on a property in Austin. This property is being acquired for ~$200K and will require either $25K or $50K work (depending on which path I go down). $30K is new painting, flooring, landscaping, kitchen, b...

Hey BP! What web services are you using to collect owner information these days? I know you can always head to your local assessor's office, but I'm looking for an online service. Not afraid of paying a monthly subscr...

I am new to this group and working on my real estate lic. planning to work in investment real estate.  So I have my own issue that I am hoping someone on here can help me understand. You guys are always talking about ...

I am in North Carolina. I have a chance to purchase a property at 50% of current tax value. Both the owner and I agree that the value it is way to high based on recent comps in the area. Is the county under any obliga...

I'm working on preparing my taxes using HR Block and I have a few questions related to the Form 4562. This form is for my rental property depreciation. It says I can include the items below. Computers and computer sof...

My understanding on this is that if you build it unpermitted, the benefit at that time is that your property value likely won't increase because the square footage is not assessed to increase the value of your home an...

Hello!I'm in Los Angeles and stumbled upon 2 run down seemingly uninhabbited houses in a really nice area. So naturally I start trying to look in to owner info. In CA you can't get owner names from the appraisaler's/a...