Mindy Jensen
What does YOUR lease say about modifications to the property?
In a trending post, a member's tenant is asking to install ceiling fans in the property. He claims his brother is an electrician, that they will purchase the fans, and the brother will install them for free. (https://...
Joshua Dorkin
The BiggerPockets Blog Celebrates 2,000 Articles!
I wanted to share another great achievement with all of you:
The BiggerPockets Blog Just Passed the 2,000 Article Milestone
The BiggerPockets Blog is one of the oldest real estate blogs around, and I'm proud to say ...
Misook Foley
Roth IRA Real Estate investment vs traditional investment
I am contemplating to buy rental properties with Roth IRA. But when I consider all the tax benefits with traditional acquisitions VS no tax write offs, regulations and rules from Roth hold properties, I am not sure wh...
Andrew P.
Trouble getting a HELOC becasue of DTI (lenders using tax forms)
As the title says, I am struggling to get a HELOC right now. I have 3 properties, all cash flowing really well (yes, I am including vacancy, repairs, and funding a CAPEX account). However, as a result, of my tax forms...
Ray Li
BRRRR in MFH with tenants
When people buy rehab and refinance a partially occupied MFH, do you refinance immediately after you rehab the exterior and the vacant units and rent it out? Or do you rehab all units, vacant or occupied (when their l...
Peter Shannon
Cincinnati area question
Is anyone familiar with Manns street in the Price Hill area. My realtor is an investor. He likes the home and the area. The house has been fixed up and the cashflow is great. My property manager says that street has a...
Sam Edgin
Need tax advice on 3 unit FHA property
Hey all,
First post here, been a member for a long time and finally at the point where I need some solid guidance. So I purchased a 3 unit home and I live in one of the units and took an FHA to purchase this home. I ...
Brenda Norris
Tenant didn't live up to her part of discounted rental agreement
We all already know that I should never have agreed to give tenant discount on Rent in exchange for certain maintenance and repairs. What is done is done, got her out and now I am writing up damage details to send in ...
Justin Donohue
Anyone having Craigslist Ad Issues?
I just noticed that the craigslist add that I made on Postlets doesn't look right. I logged into my craigslist account and it says that IMG, FONT, TABLE, DIV and SPAN tags are no longer supported in this category. ...
Sean Brennan
Accounting and Taxes for my first rental property - Tips?
Hello All! I recently purchased my first investment property - its a 3-family and I am living in one unit. I am doing a major renovation to the rental units before I rent them out. Anyway, I was wondering, do you k...