Charlie MacPherson
Short Sale Madness - are you seeing this too?
I've seen a trend with short sales over the last couple of years here in the greater Boston market.Short sales are hard enough, but I'm seeing more and more phrases like this: "Buyer is responsible ...
Davina Keo
Tax deduction in real estate
I am new to Real Estate investing. What expenses can I deduct on my Income Taxs?
Pablo Garcia
Brokerage for Part-Time Investor-Agent
Hi I am a licensed agent in Arizona and when I first got my license I had planned on working as an agent full time. I have since took a full time job and plan on using my license for my own deals and for representing ...
Bill Humphrey
Risks with the Checkbook IRA (LLC)
I have seen several questions and comments about the advisability of using the Checkbook IRA LLC structure. Although there are a number of firms pushing the idea we always try and point out the potential danger of do...
Heidi Kenefick
My mid-term renter has not showed up. Do I cancel the lease?
Hi-I have a house that I rent out by the room, and usually a couple of those rooms stay full with travel nurses. I have a RN who paid the application fee, and paid the cleaning fee and security deposit and prorated re...
Gabe C.
Cost of running an LLC in NC
I'm considering setting up a checkbook LLC IRA with some old IRA money I have from old jobs in order to do a few buy and hold deals with non-recourse loans. I would set up the LLC in NC, and it seems like the setup fe...
Emily D.
Pets in rentals?
For those of you who allow pets in your rentals, any recommendations on specifics to include in lease (ie: keeping yard clean, no noise complaint from barking dog, etc)? And would you recommend non-refundable pet fee ...
Debb Childs
Where to put my RothIRA so it does not get eaten up
I am very conservative and do not know much about doing a custodial IRA. My accountant said to take my little Roth IRA (under$150K) and put it with 'Charles' or somewhere that does not have a lot of fees. I am almos...
Keith N.
Which qualified intermediary to use for 1031 exchange?
I’m going to list one of my rentals for sale in about a month when the tenant moves out.I will probably net about 60K from the sale (after all transaction fees). My goal is to use about half of this net profit (30K) a...
William Stubbs
Starting out - Property Management Costs
I have a property that I previously occupied in NC that I have decided to rent out. I currently live out of state. I have received a quote from a property management company, and I'm not sure if the terms are typica...