have had some of my potential tenants asking to see their Smart Move reports.

All of which were turned down by me, as tenants, due to their credit/criminal background.

Not sure if i could/should show th...

So i was speaking to some people who are doing STR in our complex and they were stating that they offer up insurance or deposit (they actually ask for 1500 deposit which seems high).  this got me thinking a bit about ...

Hey BP,

I have an apartment building that I own in Montana, where it snows often in the winter. I have an offer from a tenant to shovel the sidewalk and small parking area for $100 per month. I would still charge...

Hi folks,

I own two rental properties as well as a primary residence -- both financed through Fannie/Freddie notes.

Is it possible to put them into an LLC? Is it possible to title future properties into...

I haven't noticed any services that handle appealing property tax assessments in the Bay Area here. I have seen it for San Antonio, TX. Such service would on your behalf appeal the property tax assessment (each year, ...

Trying to get this added to our umbrella policy but noone will provide this as a stand alone item. We did manage to get the customer goods liability to $1MM which was advised upon by our prop management company.  Any...

I have a self directed "checkbook" LLC IRA. The LLC has a bank savings/checking account as well as a brokerage account to hold funds until they are needed for an alternative investment.  The LLC received a 1099-int fr...

My wife and I were told that we must issue 1099s for any work that is done by independent contractors over $600 or we may be fined by the IRS (~$100-$600).  We so often find a big push back when you request to do this...

My list of properties has more than doubled this year. I was tracking expenses with excel spreadsheets. I am hiring a CPA to do taxes this year. He recommends getting quickbooks. Is it worth the monthly fee, time sett...

Hi, I just read a very similar discussion where the poster asked about a better method of collecting rents than direct bank deposit by tenants.  Some of the comments were to use Cozy or ACH payments? I didn't quite un...