Despite the fact that the Austin City Council passed in 2012 what many around the country consider to be model legislation on STRs (which allows the city plenty of leeway to enforce code violations and address problem...

I am not an accountant but I about ready to hire one as I now own my 3rd SFH.  Last tax year I only had 1 SFH and I learned a lot about what's taxable and what's not.  The basics of deducting my itemized expenses and ...

My name is Josh. I'm from the Charleston area of SC and I currently work at the VA as a registered nurse. By "just getting started," I mean that I am literally just educating myself right now. At the recommendation of...

As a Canadian looking to invest in commercial in the US, I (not surprisingly) do a fair bit of reading on the topic. According to a number of books / articles, it is NOT uncommon to request several years tax returns a...

My 1 year lease is about to end, send renter a new 1 year lease with a 5% increase and renter wants to continue at original rent rate month to month.

I am inclined to decline and just part ways. He wasn't a ...

Recently a tenant moved out of my most expensive rental---a 4 bed, 3.5 bath, fully fitted out basement with 9' ceiling that is a walk out, 5 year old "Builders Model Home" which is now a rental for me at $2,500 a m...

I'm thinking about making flipping a property one of my goals this year but I would like to hear from those of you who currently rehab about your experience from the past two years and how you're pivoting.With an incr...

Hello All!I was gearing up to sell a home I own in Minnesota (I live in Arizona now), but after I listened to the most recent BP podcast I am very intrigued by vacation rentals and really thinking that I might be able...

Let's throw up pro forma's (average month's numbers) of our "typical" properties. I want to learn what a typical deal looks like (not your crazy homerun deal, or the deal that went side-wise) in other parts of the cou...

The house I was going to buy turned out to have serious issues when the full inspection was done. I've decided to exercise my due diligence clause and get out of the contract. The issue is that I'm already halfwa...