Renee R.
Tenant Training
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...
Devis Tale
Property Tax
What do you think what are the best way for lowering your property tax?
Sherry Patterson
Who owns my house?
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 ...
Arjun K.
When does Rehab/improvement trigger assessment?
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...
Max Miera
Found a distressed property, now what?
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...
Denny Pugh
Property Tax Value
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...
Andrew Great
Can I add my rental property to a form 4562 Depreciation?
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...
Kevin Kozicki
Tax Status Exempt and Parcel Status on Assessor Portal
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...
Edita D.
cost basis for depreciation: county assessor's or insurance company's?
Hey guys!
Do you use the county assessor's statement or the property insurance's replacement cost as your COST BASIS for the building/structure of your property?
According to property assessor, the cost basis of the s...
Ahmed Sublaban
Unable to find Owner information in Local County Assessor
Hello everybody,I've been looking to switch my strategy up temporarily until the market cools down in my area, and finding off market deals by contacting absentee owners. I will be sending letters to homes as I use th...