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I have some questions about the material participation rules for the STR tax loophole. I would appreciate any insights.
1- In a partnership or LLC, can both partners benefit from this strategy if they invest in the s...
I am undercontract and buying a home with a shared water well.We have to perform an inspection on the well and shock the well.But why would I pay to do this if I don't even own the home yet? Should this be split up?I ...
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Hello,With the new laws in Philadelphia, more properties we manage are being required to have a lead dust wipe test prior to having the owners being able to renew their rental license. We've agreed to help the owners ...
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For the last year, I have been using a service called honestrenter.com for lower (<700) credit score applicants. So far all that have taken the test (and scored highly) are excellent tenants. I recently for the fir...
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Hi all,
I'm having an issue and I was wondering if it is a common issue or if it is specific to my case. I recently started getting numbers from Batch Dialer that are immediately flagged as spam on my very first ca...
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After reading through several posts it seems that an 800 # with a live person answering that has a 4 or 5 question script is what most people are using for bandit signs. I was also considering a local number and usin...
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I have been getting a lot of questions from owners about letters being sent out by the municipalities here in Milwaukee to tenants informing them about potential lead service lines leading from the street into the hou...
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Over the years, I’ve gotten better at creating a budget that can actually be met. I used to create a budget with the hopes of everything going smoothly. After performing more the 30 plus rehabs, I’ve learned now to ...
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Hey BP community!
I am under contract for a HUD home located in Lake Butler, FL to make it a rental property or a flip. I am new to investing and wanted to find out if other investors would take the risk with the un...
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The property has underground oil tank, till now, working and providing heat. Will do soil test. But winter is coming. I plan to remove it and replace it with gas heating in next spring. How to protect myself as buy...