Craig Cost
Sick and tired of being sick and tired!
I am 35 year old family man. I've worked in several different industries throughout my working life. I started, as a teenager, in fast food. Then I moved on to a grocery store in a small town, where I worked my way up...
Stephen Sokolow
South Bend 2019 Outlook
Hello Investors!! First I want to wish everyone a merry chrismas and happy new year. I wanted to start a discussion about where you feel real estate prices are headed in 2019 in South Bend? What are you plans for inve...
Emily Beatty
Property Manager replaced a water heater without permission
Looking for advice. A property manager replaced a water heater at a single family home that I own in Kentucky without my permission. I found out about the replacement on the monthly statement summary from the manageme...
Steve Dorman
Entrepreneur at heart...looking for a new start
I figured it was time for me to introduce myself to the BP community. So here I am. Background:I am currently 30 - living in a cold, non business friendly state. I am spending my time and energy operating three separa...
Colt Clark
gift baskets for first time tenants
so, this evening as i spoke to my wife about a property i have found that i am interested in. We got into a deeper discussion about managing rental properties/goals/etc. I think she actually had a really good idea.she...
Dave R Ludolph
Finding a business for commercial space
I just recently got a 5 unit building under contract. It has 4 residential units and one commercial. Total square foot of about 7000. It is located downtown in my city on the mains trip toward downtown. My main questi...
Arthur Kineard
How do I show income while minimizing taxes?
I own a retail business that is doing well. I want to diversify into real estate as a tax shelter and for money. My primary question is how do I show income after taking advantage of all the deductions? I can take ded...
Scott Schaar
Best way to fill empty lots ?
I've got a MHP under contract, in the process of due diligence currently . It's coming with 22 lots, 4 are empty . I've read about different ways to fill them . From giving current home owners monetary insentive to mo...
Manuel A.
BUY GOLD!
Well, if I could I would, but I want to buy my first property before I buy any gold as my money supplies are not that big... but, I wanted to share it with everyone else that I believe you should buy gold very soon. N...
Ron P.
Accounting for Multiple Flips
I have multiple flips going, all under one LLC taxed as an S-Corp, and have the accounting structured as follows:- One Quickbooks file and one bank account for each property. I could use one file and one bank accoun...