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Hello everybody!! I love this forum. It has helped me change my quality of life dramatically. So now it’s tax time and I have just started doing a house hack. And I am wondering about my tax situation. When I am claim...
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I hate reading . I love doing. So I have had to step back. Sit down and read my head off. But I now can see that I can increase my ability to choose the correct step when the time comes to take one.
As for wh...
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Hello BP family,I’m getting my house ready for Airbnb and was thinking to do a big loft net, there is a perfect space for that on my second floor loft room. It will be all the way covering open space, so it will be im...
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we need help!! we found this awesome home but the foreclosure is not complete yet. it has not gone to auction yet.. (that i know of) but our question is: can we make an offer on the home before it goes to auction? it ...
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Do you have tenants attempting to get out of paying rent - or paying on time - by blaming COVID-19?One of my tenants emailed to say she won't be able to pay until May 10th, maybe later. I told her we would still follo...
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anyone claiming real estate professional status on their taxes? I'm wondering what you've found to be the easiest and best way to track hours and prove you meet the requirements.Thanks in advance!
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Hello! I am wondering if anyone has experience renting to a tenant who has foster children regularly? I assume it is a protected scenario in which I could not discriminate so this is not necessarily a "should I, shoul...
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Hello BP, does anyone currently use and or have experience using Land Trusts to hold their rental properties in ? Are Land Trusts recognized and used in all 50 states ? Any insight, opinions or advice would be appre...
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I am self employed and curious as to my lending options.I file my taxes and claim all my income and make my deductions.I will be using 2021 and 2022 tax returns.I am 100% owner of an LLC S-Corp.My self employed income...
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Hello,I’m in the process of purchasing a condo in New Hampshire that will be used primarily as a short term rental (Airbnb). My insurance agent is asking for additional occupancy information for underwriting. I expect...