I have one condo in a building. The building seems to be cockroach infested. I have had pest control in the unit on a regular schedule, but the problem keeps getting worse. Is it wise to call the village so they ca...

I need some advice on how to handle issues with a small HOA.The building is a 4 unit building, with 4 owners.  Three out of the 4 owners are investors and rent their units out, only one unit is occupied by it's owner,...

Cozy users- I intend to use Cozy as I put my rental on the market next week. I expect that I will get a tenant sometime in January who will need to:1. Make a deposit of a full month's rent (one time)2. Make partial pa...

The common thought on this seems to be that you should schedule regular maintenance on your HVAC systems in rentals.  I wonder if anyone has ever really dug into this to know.  I don't really do that and I do get call...

Looking to purchase our first STR.  Are their tax advantages to financing as a conventional rental property with 20% down vs a vacation home with 10% down?  How does depreciation work on STR's and does the financing s...

I'd like to claim a home office deduction (I've reviewed the details and I'm eligible).  It's my first year with a rental property, and I did not have a profit (on paper), so I know that the deduction and depreciation...

Hello BP World,Having a debate right now about common protocol.  My wife and I are RE Brokers (37 years combined in the business), investors, and now own a PM company.  We are taking on a client group that has some bu...

I wanted to reach out to the biggerpockets community to see what others do in their business when working with a spouse. One of the best pieces of advise is to "know your role" and that makes so much sense. We have on...

Hello,First time posting here. I have enough money to prepay my mortgage payment for the next 6-12 months and am wondering if it would cut any time off my 30 year mortgage. To be clear, I don't mean throwing a large s...

Hello I know that these loans have predetermined payment schedules for every month of the 30 yr note. My question is what if I make a large principle payment? Will the large principle payment allow my next regular pay...