David D'Louhy
Creative ways to evict a manipulative tenant?
I am looking for creative ways to help a family member evict a very problematic and manipulative tenant in Florida. Tenant received a $30,000 loan from landlord and hasn't made a payment on that in at least a year. Te...
Kyle Doney
Contractors Charging Fees to Pull Permits
I have some work needing done that requires permits and the contractors aren't licensed in the city where the permit is needed. They want me to pay their license fee and a fee for pulling the permits and putting their...
Angela Mehri
Should I allow tent to install 220v outlet in Garage for his compressor.
So my long-term tenant is asking permission to install a 220v outlet in the Garage for his furniture project. He wants to use his compressor. Should I allow it? If I do, what precautions should I take, like pulling a ...
Bill Gulley
When are you Speculating vs. Investing?
This might be an interesting topic born from another thread.
When is buying or operating in real estate a speculative venture and when are you investing? How do you define speculating and investing, what's the differ...
Dave Meyer
BPInsights Feedback & Recommendations
We'd love to hear your feedback on BPInsights and how we can improve.
Reese Newell
Software to Encompass all tasks
I currently own 2 rentals and am always conscious of the scalability. My cleaners have been missing a few small things as of late, and it seems to be sucking up some time and energy. My initial solution was a checkl...
Justin Eaton
Hiring a GC vs acting as GC for renovations
So far i have completed 8 flips, 5 of which are sold, 3 of which are currently listed for sale, and 1 new flip currently under renovation. For the first 8 houses, i ran the jobs as the general contractor during the re...
Stuart M.
Our first tax return, make sure we are doing this right
Hello all,I am asking about taxes that were due in April 2017 (for 2016 year), filed an extension until now...So, in May 2016 my wife and I were living in an apartment in FL with our kid and bought our first house i...
Thomas Jones
The New 20% Pass-Through Deduction and You
The IRS issued more guidance on Wed, Aug 8th on the new Sec. 199A 20% pass-through deduction. But many taxpayers are wondering does this apply to real estate activities as well.The 20% deduction applies to Qualified ...
Christopher L.
Permits, red tags, inspectors -- oh, my! (Caught -- what to do?)
Appetizer (skip to the Meat and Potatoes, if you want to get to the point)I’m requesting specific knowledge on the red tagging process, permits, and inspectors to try to save what was supposed to be a new family busin...