We have started to allow tenants retain utilities in our name but we have wondered whether the amount we add on for utilities should be counted as part of the monthly rent, especially for reasons of aligning with the ...

In a perfect world I would be able to deduct my real estate losses against my very high W2 income. However, achieving "Real Estate Professional" status is not something I will be able to do in the near future.It has a...

Hello, my husband are comtemplating and talking with the owner of a small property management co. to buy her business. All units she manage are HOA condos.

We would like to take over her business and keep her busin...

Hello all:
I have a man holding a note he wishes to sell. It has a face value of 25K at 6% for five years. The payments are about $480 per month and they have made six payments. Note holder wants 21K for the note...

Tenant reported a leaky toilet. I had it repaired within 24 hours of report. The flapper had gone bad. Then tenant contacted me claiming she had a very high water bill due to the water leaking and wanted me to pay the...

Good Evening,On a SFH I have as an out of state owner, I have noticed that PM has not collected utilities from tenant since they've moved in (going on 4 mos now). I pay from my account on an auto deduction and expect ...

Good day BP.  As many have said, it is AMAZING the amount of information on these forums.  I am interested in fix and flips as well as rentals for long term cash flow.  One of the things I see debated a lot on BP is t...

I read many posts about note investors being required to be licensed in many states. I have posted on this as well as states such as GA, OH, KY etc require a license. What I found interesting is I did a search of ever...

Hello BP!!I am planning to buy three investment properties over next 2 to 3 weeks in Indiana (My first investment properties - Hurray!!). I will financing these properties by putting 20.0% down the borrowing the remai...

Besides looking at existing properties I've been researching modular/prefab build.
What I found so far, is that they are quicker and cheaper to build compared to conventional. 
They also seem to be way more green!
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