Linda Weygant
Landlords in HOAs. A Rant That's All About You!
I invest in townhouses and condos that are in HOAs. I also sit on the boards of directors for these HOAs. I talk about this a little bit when I was a guest on the BiggerPockets Podcast (link below, if you're interes...
Nicholas Miller
Tenant screening?
If you could only ask a tenant 5 questions before committing to rent to them what would the questions be?
Vikas Ahuja
Mentally unstable tenant
Hello everyone, I ran into a unusual problem and want some advice. The property in question is in MA. The tenant in question is on a month-to-month lease.One of my tenants had an episode couple of weeks ago during whi...
Kyle Godbout
Is contractors license required for rehab?
Hi there.
I can't seem to find a good answer for this, so it's time to ask the BP community. I was wondering if a contractors license is necessary for me to rehab my own, vacant property in Omaha Nebraska? I would not...
John Underwood
How my Tax Lien made 84.43% ROI in 11 months
I bought a tax lien against a lot at the local tax sale last year.It had a 22k FMV. I talked to the previous owner after sending them a letter and found out they were not planning to redeem the property. I didn't real...
Matt Flood
Newbie in Monroe, MI
Hi BP, my name is Matt and I am from the Monroe, MI area. (SE corner of Michigan about smack dab between Detroit and Toledo, OH. I have been thinking about doing this for a long time now and am finally in a position....
Allen Claussen
Apartment building near a college
My wife and I are looking into buying a 13-unit apartment building near a college. Every way I put numbers in from the BP calculators, it comes out great. The building looks great but has been on the market for almost...
J Scott
Help Me Design My House!
I've had conflicting thoughts about starting this topic, but figured that my real estate life is pretty much an open book anyway, so here goes...
My wife and I are in the process of designing our new house th...
Jenny F.
The evolving small business...in a credit desolate America
With all of the economic chaos and so many struggling, how are you, as small business owners, making changes to your businesses to ride the tide?
My 2009 business cut back plan is simple...
1- My lease ran out on my ...
Ed L.
How to Write Off Maintenance expenses on my properties
I'm growing my rental portfolio and I am a little confused about how to handle my taxes.
With Maint expenses do I need to record them as they come in and then deduct from Income for my taxes?????
OR.
Can I put asi...