Victor Alfonso
Tax Prep Handling on Partnership Properties
Hey Y'all - Long time BP lurker, minimal poster. I purchased a couple of SFR properties in Metro Atlanta in 2022 with a partner and had a couple questions regarding the tax preparation for them. In the first scenari...
Bella Allen
Home Partners of America & Pathlight management
I recently came across the above-referenced article about Home Partners of America facilitating potential home ownership for individuals with less than stellar credit.As of October of 2015, I was one of those individ...
Chris Seveney
SEC Violations in Note Investing
I saw this on Facebook today from a well respected attorney - I see advertising on this site and Facebook by investors soliciting JV funding or “passive” investors without having their attorney review what they are po...
Sam D.
Tax write-off in investment property
Hello, I was wondering if you stay in your investment property and if you make some repairs can you write it off ?In my case, one of my tenant is leaving and I was thinking to stay there for few months and get the hou...
Thomas Richter
How to sue a self-directed IRA?
Hi all,wondering if anyone can shed light on how to sue a self-directed IRA properly? We were in a purchase contract for a property titled in a self-directed IRA.We canceled but the "owner" (beneficiary of the IRA) re...
Katie Bustos
Tax saving strategy for long term
Hi! I just started educating myself on rental properties a few months ago and am trying to determine my strategy. My husband and I both work and have a combined income of $220k but we are paying $60k annually on taxes...
Nicholas Varner
Landmark Victory for Privacy, Home Owners, and the Constitution
Landlords scored a victory last month in the State of Ohio. The decision Baker v. City of Portsmouth a landmark victory for property ownership rights and the fourth amendment. Municipalities all over this country are ...
Brianna H.
Do you ever worry about your safety when showing a property solo?
Hi All - It has recently come to my attention that it may not be the safest route to do a showing solo. I am a petite female which leads some to believe that I may not be able to defend myself in an unfortunate situat...
James Wise
FHA Disparate-Impact Liability Upheld
FHA Disparate-Impact Liability Upheld Read the full decision: Texas Dep't of Hous. & Cmty. Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., No. 13-1371, 2015 WL 2473449 (U.S. June 25, 2015)In a much anticipate...
Michael Plaks
EXPLAINED: "Real" cost segregation vs. DIY cost segregation
When your property is relatively inexpensive, say $200k, and you want cost segregation applied to it - is it worth it to hire a cost segregation firm and pay their fee? Before we explore this question, an important re...