A little backstory,An old landlord/property manager of mine recently used the rental application I filled out back then to apply for a credit card in my name. had I not been watching my reports on a daily basis I woul...

I've been holding a few properties for a number of years now, and have been able to scrape by with my bookkeeping well enough to file my taxes. But now that I want to start growing my portfolio again, I know I need to...

Hello,

What is the most efficient way to collect rent payments? Is it by mailing a check? Scanning someone's credit card? What are some different ways rent can be collected that are efficient?

Hey guys,So I've recently been pulling probate files at the county court houses. I've pulled about 200 leads and have began a mailing campaign. I send out a personalized letter to the Personal Representative, and have...

Hi BP,  Are any of you using QR codes in your marketing? I am thinking that I might add a small one to the bottom of my letters and postcards as I send them out. With today's technology driven culture I think a lot of...

I fairly new to the real estate game, I have some properties and I doing ok for a start but I am having some problems organizing myself properly any advice how I can best organize, maybe some books? Any ways appreciat...

it's just too basic. For such a huge resource of information it would really compliment the site to have advanced search functionality, like the ability to filter results based on date, "and/or" keywords, within "titl...

Hi all, I just want a sanity check from the BP folks here.I just asked my dad to add me as an authorized user to one of his credit accounts in the US to help me rebuild my credit scores there (since I closed all my ac...

I was reading about and researching this over and over again, books, IRS pubs, here, elsewhere. I cannot get a conclusive answer even in forums with seasoned CPAs debating this topic.

That much is clear:
- If you hav...

Hi All,I'm new to this business, and been doing a lot of research to try and get to speed. Something that I keep reading, repeatedly, is that I need to work with a real estate agent so that I can "get MLS access." Now...