John Khadiyev
Buy and Hold tax deductions
I am in a process of buying a property to rent it out. I know that the cost of bringing the house to habitable conditions is only deductible when you sell the property. But since you can deduct property maintenance ev...
Nicolaas W.
Tattoos, first impressions and the effect on REI
I am very new to REI and even newer to bigger pockets, but I am curious of people's views.
I have a neck tattoo that I not so intelligently got at a younger age, and while I do plan to get it removed I am cur...
Brian Josey
Dilema, Please Help A Newbie Out..
I believe i found a potential HOME RUN deal, but not sure if i am ready yet..
Here is the situation. i am new to BP and REI. I just wrapped up reading How To Invest In Real Estate the Ultimate Beginners Guide to Ge...
John Jacobus
Seeking Help Finding Portland, Oregon House Hack
I‘m slowly making my way back to PDX over the next 12-18 months after a 4 year tour of duty in NYC and am looking for a house hack, teardown and rebuild, or small multifamily that I can live in alongside 2-4 other res...
Shawn Underwood
Who pays - tenant or landlord?
Hi BP,
Just had a tenant call that the heater wasn't working. Just had a technician out and it cost $275. A small Baggie got sucked up in the intake and needed to be removed (and a checklist of items needed to be ch...
David Nacco
Dumb Question... How Should I Dress?
So I may be over thinking this or maybe this actually does matter as much as I think it does, but I am in the process of getting my real estate salesperson license. I’m on track to be licensed next month and I’m curio...
Kyler J Sloan
VRBO Withdrawals Money in response to Guest Credit Card Dispute
So, a guest who booked my place but did not show up apparently filed a credit card dispute to get their money back, and I am now discovering that the financial institution that VRBO has partnered with is going to with...
Ken Bradley
Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments
Hello all! Wanted to throw up a post concerning Environmental Site Assessments. I am a recently retired Army Engineer and licensed professional engineer. Over the course of the last 10 years I've performed dozens of P...
Cory Jones
Purchase Offer without Agent
How do you go about sending an offer letter to a seller's agent if I am not represented by a buyer's agent? My state requires all offers to be on official state forms, is it legal for me to use these state forms or a...
Ethan Martin
High Maintenance tenant
Need some advice. I have a tenant who moved in last week. We did a walk through with a checklist and she kept saying how everything was great. House is new construction, less than a year old, and she wants me to take ...