Thomas Balielan
Disabled rental applicant sues landlord for discrimination
Hi, fellow rental owners,
Recently got a disabled rental applicant who applied for my house on Zillow. I specifically mentioned on my listing no pets. They also wrote no pets on their application. They are a marine v...
Shari Posey
Are their 3rd Party Options for Structuring Seller Financing?
I'm a real estate agent who has a seller offering financing on a single unit. We also have a buyer who wants to buy with seller financing. This is an area that neither I nor the seller have experience with. Because of...
James Sullivan
Seller financing help??
I think I may have posted this earlier in the wrong location.. Sorry
Ok, I have been reading about seller/owner financing and still I am a little confused. I am in a scenario where the seller owns the propert...
Jerry Kisasonak
Transfer taxes on contract assignments?
I recently had someone tell me that you have to pay transfer taxes when you assign a contract. Is this true?
I've done contract assignments and have never paid any transfer tax. In my mind, there is no transfer of o...
Chris Meunier
To sell or not sell rental property in SF Bay Area
Hi BP! My wife and I are looking for some advice from the real estate community! My apologies if this is not the right place to ask (this is my first post). I'll start with our goal, which is to free up or access abou...
Nathaniel Donnelly
Should I sell my Rental SFR in San Diego?
Hello all! Been a while since I've been on, but I'm looking to get active once more.Situation: My significant other bought her house in San Diego in 2006 and survived the 2008 crash by refinancing with an ARM that had...
Casey Martin
Using gifted house to acquire another situation?
Hey all,I have been trying for a couple of months to figure this out on my own and would like some input please. This is the situation.I am being gifted my mothers house which is paid off. I’d like to move her closer ...
Mylene Bel
Transfer property to a LLC (2 foreign owners) to avoid FIRPTA?
Hi BiggerPockets,My husband and I are foreign owners of a condo in Florida that we want to sell to buy other investment properties. We didn't form a LLC at the time of buying. Now we're told that we should have in ord...
Bryan Hancock
Taxation For Insurance Claims Kept Instead Of Used To Repair Property
So...if one receives a large insurance claim and decides to pocket it initially to pay off a mortgage and later does the property repairs what are the tax consequences? Using the dollars to pay off the mortgage initi...
Michael Kantar
Best method to save money to invest in real estate later on
Hi my name is Michael and I’m 16 years old and am currently looking to build some capital (20k+) to invest later on in real estate. I’m not sure if I should invest in something else in the meantime and hold it (stock...