Tax season is upon us, I'm in need of some advice regarding cost segregation for next years planning.  My husband and I are real estate investors in MN with 70+ units that are long term buy and hold properties.  We ar...

My son and his cousin have had a lease for a year. They have been good tenants and paid on time or early the whole time. The cousin has decided that he does not want to renew the lease but my son does want to. The lan...

I am fairly new to land-lording and this is the first time this issue has come up. In June I had two rental properties that had water leaks causing a high bill at one property ($217.00) and an extremely high bill (ove...

I am looking to get a loan and use about 5 different lenders (banks, and mortgage brokers) and they coming with too little of a loan for my purpose in the which is a duplex in New York City (queens/Bronx) . Range is 7...

Hey everybody! My name is Kia and a few months ago I moved back to South Florida from Iowa...got out just in time for the winter! My intention here on BiggerPockets is to learn more about the rehab side of the busines...

Usually when an appliance breaks down and needs to be replaced I would arrange all that and no issue.However I went on a month long vacation outside of the country, and a refrigerator broke down.  I have a helper on s...

Dear Fellow members,I have this tenant who wants to terminate his lease after only  3 months into his one year lease. I understand that landlords have a duty to mitigate damages. But the tenant is telling me the follo...

Hi BP,  I have 2 rentals that were acquired over the last 6 months... Property #1 closed Dec 2014 and was officially on the market May 1st 2015.  My tenant just moved in.  Property #2 closed mid Feb 2015 and should be...

So, I have seen a lot of posts referencing the development and implementation of systems to make owning and managing their rentals either on a smaller or larger scale. I was just wondering what specific systems people...

I am new to the real estate investment side of things. I have 15 years of remodel and custom home building experience. As a Forman for 5 of those years building custom homes and a GC for 3 years. The last 5 years I ha...