Bryan Hancock
New Taxes for 2011 – How Much is Accurate?
Someone sent me this email so I wanted to post it less as much of the political spin as I could subtract as possible to get a sense for how much of it is accurate. Here are taxes that will be coming for 2011 accordin...
David Chung
What would you do for flooring - LVP or restore/refinish existing wood floors?
I've got a Memphis TN rental that just went vacant and I got a turn bid that included a line item for replacing all the floors in the living spaces minus the bath and kitchen with LVP. A few of the rooms have old woo...
Aaron Gorum
Should I upgrade the master bath on my occupied Rental Property
To start, I have great tenant that have lived in the house since Jun 2015. They always talk about how they love the place and don't want to leave. They have never been late on rent and treat the home as their own. The...
Joshua Andrews
Help Creating a NOTE
I am in the process of loaning my brother money in regards to a partnership between us to purchase rental property. I would like to have a NOTE in place at the minimum APR just so we have something on file should I wa...
Brandon Penn
DON'T FORGET TO SLEEP!!!!!!!!
As obvious as it may seem, REMEMBER TO SLEEP! As real estate investors we tend to go 100%, 100% of the time. You have to remember to take some time for rest. One thing that I have tried the last 6 months is writing ev...
NA Jones
Hubs and wife team just starting out in the Baltimore area
Hello! :) Sam and Heather Jones here, we are budding buy and hold investors nearabouts Baltimore, Maryland. We've been biggerpocket addicts ever since Sam stumbled upon Brandon Turner's (not sure how to tag) arti...
Yolanda Gardner
TALK ME OFF THE LEDGE-Trying really hard to get started
I'm getting a little frustrated and discouraged. I need my BP family to talk me off the ledge. I've done many things to try to get started with a buy and hold, and something always trips me up and stops me. I tried...
Dooreuhn Cee
FLIP OR HOLD? When does a rental turn into a flip; when does a flip turn into a rental?
I'm working on a SFH rehab that was intended to be a long term rental. Without going into details about why, I ended up making the house nicer than expected of course spending more than expected (about 100k total [50...
Nazz Wang
Seller doesn't want to provide schedule E for 8 unit building,
Hi BP community,
I am negotiating a purchase for a 8 unit building, 2 stores and 6 apartments, and the seller does not want to provide schedule E for 2 years for the building. They had agreed to provide all leases an...
Seth Baumgartner
Exploring House Hacking in Orlando: Seeking Advice on Renting Out Rooms to Offset Mor
Hey everyone,I'm in the process of considering purchasing a house in Orlando, Florida, with the strategy of house hacking in mind. The idea is to offset my mortgage payments by renting out individual rooms. The proper...