Steve Sherman
Unknown non-renters staying in my 4-family's basement. What now?
Hey BP! I recently purchased a 4-family in an okay area of St. Louis and with the building I've inherited 4 tenants. A month into ownership, a few neighbors started complaining about the neighbor from one of the units...
Christopher Russell
Neighbors illegal addition requires them to access my property for maintenance
I purchased a beach cottage on the East side of A1A in Palm Beach County Florida back in 2006. When I purchased it the previous owner made a comment that the neighbor built this room addition which was built right on ...
Jean Bolger
Monetized Installment sale
Just heard about this today from my tax advisor. It's a new one on me, and I'm still trying to get my head around it. Anyone have any input as to pros and cons? Your experience with this?
Derek Zielinski
1 Lot, 2 House, How do you figure ARV?
Good Day Everyone! Hope all is well with you. I have recently come across a property in my area that I believe has great potential. But I’m stuck trying to solve a numbers problem. The property is listed and priced as...
Grant Shipman
CPA & Attorney Pros/Cons: Please Share Your Thoughts
I'm interviewing my first CPA's & attorneys. I would like to know of pros & cons of having the same person be both my CPA and attorney. Also, pros/cons of hiring a local CPA &/or attorney vs a CPA &/...
David Ferrette
Finding Leads
I am a relative new investor looking for leads in the North Austin, TX area. I currently own one buy and hold home in Georgetown and another in Round Rock. They are both single family residences with 3 bed 2 bath. ...
Douglas Krofcheck
Virtual Addresses and Accepting Packages
I'm about to start my house hacking career and will be self-managing my properties (no LLC yet too). I don't want to need all the tenants, services, and family to update my mailing address each year so I've begun loo...
Virginia Harris
What comes first the abatement or the fix?
My business partner and I are rehabbing a house in Los Angeles. We were 80% completed when we got a surprise visit by an inspector. The property has a back unit which was there when we purchased the property. Our pla...
M Marie M.
Distance Lanlording, gentrification & city ordnances
The basics- I live in DC, I have a rental in Ocala, FL sorta managed by my parents also in that city. When I bought the place the house to the left of it was a vacant tear down shack filled with junk, the house to the...
Tony Alvine
Cost to replace electrical panel?
Trying to buy a property around the Worcester MA area that needs a new electric panel. Trying to get a handle on how much that might be. I've heard anywhere from $1000-$4000. It's a 100amp panel for a small unit and I...