Hey BP,So. Just a short back story. Second month of lease, the rent was 2 days late. My wife texts, they say the rent is on the way. Next day I get only $700 of what was supposed to be $1700. Tenant explains you ...
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This is a new one for me. I closed on a home today, about 3:30 on a Friday. At closing, there were no keys. When I reached out to the seller to collect the keys he tells me he will not turn them over or let me on the ...
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I'm just curious what others do to track their rental / business expenses, like their SOP. I'm tying to develop a best practice.
For instance, this is what I do:
1. Create a google business email / drive and create ...
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I was going over my P&S Agreement, and realized there is no section in there which would allow me to nullify the contract and get my earnest money back if I discovered the rental income was not what the RE agent h...
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Hey folks- I want to re-vamp my rental website to allow tenants to pay rent on the page with their checking account. I don't want to use a third-party like Dwolla or WilliamPaid. I simply want them to go there, type i...
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I am new to real estate investing and would like to buy and hold rentals. I am wondering if it is best to set up and LLC, get a business accounts and business credit cards before actually buying a property? I want to ...
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Hi all,
I rent two room to two different tenants in my 3B/3B property. I do not live in the property but I have access to.They have blocked the garbage disposal a couple of times and I had to figure out how to unbl...
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Hi,My rental property is a single-family home. I had to replace the fences after a strong storm last year, which costed $4200 in materials and labor. Is it possible for me to declare it as a repair and deduct the expe...
My wife and I have been investing in the USA now for around 4years. We have single family homes in Atlanta / Memphis / Cape Coral / Toledo / Detroit / Kansas City / Akron OH. By far the biggest challenge we have foun...
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First time landlord here, so obviously I need to do better pre-screening. What I'm wondering is what I should do now. Tenants have been in only for four months, and have paid late two of those times. I don't think it'...