David G. Barton
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and Eviction for Nonpayment of Re
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What is the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)?
The Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) provides protec...
Chris McNeal
Property his been sitting (Idle) for over 2 years. What can I do
I have strange situation with an ex neighbor property and was wondering if I can get some insight on what to do. The property has been sitting for over two years, and it’s has no for sale sign, and it’s not on the MLS...
Luke Dilorenzo
Illegal immigrant tenants and lease termination
Hello everyone,I feel like maybe I’m being a softy, however I wanted some input from the more experienced landlords out there on how they would/have handled this situation.So recently I closed and owner occupy on a 4-...
Stan Hrincevich
HOA Transfer Fees Costs Home Owners Millions
The issue of HOA Transfer Fees is a nationwide practice to be questioned.If you closed on a home in an HOA you most likely noticed a few line items that are, well, just there. Ask for an explanation of the fee and yo...
Bienes Raices
Why do you use an S-Corp for flipping?
I believe I've seen people here mention that they use an S-Corp to flip. I asked my accountant and he said there was no tax advantage to this (vs. an LLC). So I was wondering what the rationale was for the S-Corp.
Danny Chan
Can we tell applicant that income must be 3x the rent?
Hello,I was looking up fair housing laws in Chicago because I am trying to rent out a unit, and I came across an article online that said we are not permitted to say that income must be three times the rent, because i...
Phillip M.
Owner Occupant
Great site, learned a lot by lurking here. I finally have a good question. I have been watching REOs in FL for the last 2 years. One short sale property that I have been watching finally was foreclosed by Freddie Mac...
Trey Leigh
Buy and Hold Investor becoming real estate agent
I was looking at possibly getting my real estate lisence. I have a full time job so it would have to be part time gig. I was wondering, as a buy and hold investor, would it be a positive or a negative to my real...
Kevin Allen
Converting a s-corp to a llc
Hello, I have a tax question. My old cpa had me set up in a s-Corp. my new CPA, along with everyone else I’ve talked to, seems to think that I should be set up in a llc. She recommended that I leave the two str’s i...
David Ade
Tenant has been quite
On 7th October, tenant responded to Property Manager they couldn’t pay rent due to job loss.PM asked for a documentation of being unemployed and tenant never responded . My PM filed for eviction , waiting on court app...