Bill Schrimpf
Mobie Home - Accellerated Depreciation
Will a mobile home, newly purchased from the factory put to use as a rental, that is not immediately converted to real property, qualify for the 2017 accelerated deprecation, since it's personal property ? If the ans...
Will Fraser
Airbnb Scam or Legit tenant excuse?
The past 2 guests at my STR have suddenly needed to leave because of a family emergency. Is this known by guests to be the "magic bullet" in asking a host to refund money or am I misreading the tea leaves?
How would...
Matt Cook
Choosing the right heating system
Hello BP members,I am a first time investor getting ready to do a rehab on an REOduplex I have under contract. It is a buy & hold property that I need to get rent ready. The current heating system is an oil fired ...
Paul H.
Duplex remodel financing product options
Hello all...I purchased a duplex in South Carolina last year for about $50k cash. Since then I have had some health setbacks that kept me out of the game and set me back a little financially. Now that I am back on m...
Zachary Cuneo
Capital Gains on Live-In Duplex
Hey everyone,So I can't seem to get a straight answer on this, so I hope knowledge here will help to answer this question. I owned a Duplex from May 2015 until December 2017. I moved in on July 15, 2015, for a total o...
Annie Nguyen
Looking to start with a fixer upper
I am looking to make my first RE purchase and this will likely be my primary residence. I am looking at a couple fixer upper in the SF South Bay Area. Fixer upper because I don’t need to move in right away and the h...
Chris Padgett
[Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal
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Chan K.
Tenant Screening Services
Dear Landlords,From my previous post, I am thinking about stop using MySmartMoves.I would like to get criminal, credit, and eviction report service. Would you be able to recommend any decent, effecitive, and effortabl...
Daniel Netzer
Florida - Market risk with insurance providers jacking up rates or leaving...
How concerned are investors/property owners in Florida right now? There seems to be a lot of discussion about an insurability vacuum looming and gaining steam, which would devastate the housing market since affordabil...
NA Ngu
I am Real Estate Agent, but my husband's LLC is selling the house disclosure.
I am a licensed RE Agent and my husband is a Real Estate investor. His LLC buys/sells properties. If I list his property for him, am I considered as owner? I do disclose I am related to the Seller. I am not a member o...