Travis C.
Am I a business or passive investor?
I probably need to quit doing my taxes on TurboTax and just get a CPA at this point, but I am a "mom and pop" single family home rental property investor with now 20 properties. I hold title currently to all my proper...
Mario Russo
Home Warranty Programs
Hi BP, My wife and I own a townhome rental property. Recently our water heater went out (it was 25 years old) and it looks like it may be about $1100 or so to replace. This got me thinking about using a home warranty ...
Keith T.
Liability related to day labor injuries
In regards to using a handyman or simple day laborer for small projects, what can I do to limit my liability? Say if a worker I hire for yard work cuts off a toe, will my property liability insurance cover something l...
Ryan Robinson
Things to Ask for When Purchasing a Small Multi Family
Good morning BiggerPockets,i'm new to investing and before the end of the year I am very serious about purchasing a few rental properties in Maryland, North Carolina, and potentially the Philadelphia area. This is a q...
Mike H.
Landlords responsibles for Window Cleaning?
All,I have a "stupid" question... does landloard respondsible for window cleaning? I have a new tenant move in, I have taken care all the misc. small repair items, and not sure how to respond to a "all windows need t...
Melody Dodderer
Rental Assistance for Injury
One of my tenants just got into a motorcycle accident and broke his arm. Washington state doesn't require you to have insurance on motorcycles, so he was uninsured. He works in construction, so he is unable to work at...
Matt Liu
Does a photograph of tenant letter taped to door hold legal ground?
If I tape a letter to a tenants door (for 30 day notice, or other important communication like "please do not store anything in basement during summer season") and photographing it on the door just far enough to b...
Ashley Cao
Fire at Duplex - What next ?
Hello!Unfortunately there was a fire on one side of my duplex which have displaced one of my tenants. Everyone is safe fortunately.The other side of the duplex did not have any damage aside from smoke entering their p...
Charles Williams
Forming a LLC
My business partner and I have an LLC. In the LLC we have a total of 8 properties. I have read where you shouldn't have too many properties in one LLC. I understand the reasoning is that if we are sued you only wan...
Maan Najjar
Buying STR in Smoky Mountains
Hello all,New member here and planning to buying my first STR in Smoky Mountains. I've been in smoky mountains once and I loved it. Very excited to join the market!I'm thinking of buying a property around $250,000, bu...