Zachary Green
St. Petersburg / Pinellas County
Hi, I have read several discussions regarding STR's in the St. Petersburg and Pinellas County area. I find the zoning codes confusing and some people in the discussions have said it's basically a "don't ask, don't t...
Rashad Brooks
Wholesaling Properties on the MLS
Hey BP,A realtor I know sent me a few deals in Raleigh, NC. I have a buyer that would potential be interested in these properties. I was wondering how I should structure this deal so that I get my fee if my buyer want...
Edgar Perez
Using LLC to pay for expenses of rental property (MORTGAGE)
Hello BP community,I recently created an LLC to manage my rental property and separate business and personal expenses. I have questions about how to use my business checking account to pay for expenses for the rental...
Jake Keating
Parents house will be passed in will, worried about red tape
A few years ago I helped my (retired) parents buy their most recent house by directly giving them a $100k cash down payment, and they would like to leave the house to me when they pass in thanks for the assistance (it...
Kevin Larson
Best way to fire a contractor?
To get to the point of my question, and not get too caught up in the details I wanted to get some advice on the best way to fire a contractor. The contractor I hired to rehab my out of state property is two months pa...
Rylee Knox
New Investor from Augusta, Maine
Hey BP Nation, I am excited to be joining BiggerPockets to build connections and learn from experienced investors. My fiancé and I bought our first property in October as an owner occupied, 3 unit home. We spent rough...
Eugene DuShawn Smith
Bank that do not required seasoned properties for loans
Good Morning, I live in Florida and I've owned a town house in WV for just under 5 years now; 4 years and 2 month's to be exact. It currently has a mortgage and has been occupied with tenants for just over a year an...
Alecia Bolton
Note Investing: Passive Income & Taxes
In another thread, @Chris Seveny and @Tracy Z. Rewey mentioned that investing for passive income in notes (performing notes/monthly cash flow) isn't great from a tax perspective, and you should use that in a tax defer...
Emily Gilson
Can landlords charge for carpet cleaning?
We currently only have one rental property. When we first bought it we had the lease written up by a lawyer and it included that the tenant had to professionally clean the carpets when they moved out. We are now getti...
Olga Persinger
Tenant lives personal belongings in the house
hi everyone! Just trying to get some help. We are closing on a short sale today but the tenant that lived there before left his motorcycle, a car and some other personal belongings in the house. I think he is intentio...