Yavor Tomov
Houston / Harris County Property Tax
Hi All,I just got my 2015 tax appraisal value and can say that Harris county appraisers are going crazy !!! Compared to last year I'm having 120% increase in taxes. I'm planning to protest but not sure if I should do ...
Nick B.
Final K-1 and TurboTax
Do we have CPAs familiar with K-1 forms and TurboTax? I got a final K-1 from one of my investments (it sold in 2018) and don't know how to figure out my basis and sales price from the information provided on that and ...
Yogesh Bhadane
Finding a Property Management Co & Expectations
I am sure some of the landlords who are working with property management companies have experienced this before; just trying to get a feel if my expectations are different than others. One thing for sure, everyone wil...
Surendra Chawla
Involvement in Tenant screening process
Hi, I am using a property manager in Austin and currently in the process of finding a tenant for my property. How much can I get involved in screening/selection of the tenant? I just want to make sure that I rent out ...
Billy White
Protest Taxes on rental properties
What is the best way to protest taxes on rental properties. Since they not homestead, what ground you can use to get the taxes lower.
Scott J.
How to buy a foreclosed house?
Hey all, I'm new to real estate investing and I see loads of houses on Zillow that are Pre-auction/foreclosed. How do you start the process? On sites like Zillow it says to hire a foreclosure specialist, is it just a ...
Frankie Woods
Obtaining zoning permits
I found a property in Atlanta, GA that has two structures: a 3/2 main building and a 2/1 suite. The problem is we can't prove that a permit was ever authorized for the 2nd unit. Has anyone had experience dealing wit...
Christine Mwai
Do's and dont's of trying to sell a rented property.
Hey BP. Please offer any and all input, experience, advice on selling a property with a lease in place. This is a SFH in a great area with 6 months left on the lease.
Kathy Cooper
Building a new team in new state...reach out...
I am looking at NH - new state to me - and am interested to hear advice on finding contractors for Reno estimates before purchase. I will need it all...sheet rockers to plumbers. I'm looking to hire it all out.Any int...
Account Closed
Communicating with Tenants who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
As a Deaf landlord myself, I hired a hearing (not Deaf) property manager primarily for effective communication. But I do wonder what if I were to manage them myself or hire a Deaf property manager. Now that I wondered...