Shari Posey
What if seller won't leave after close of escrow? (CA)
Would one have to evict a seller who won't leave on the day it closes escrow (as the contract states) or is there a simpler legal method? This is question pertains to sellers in a short sale transaction who have no mo...
John Gach
Why to buy larger unit buildings vs 2-4units?
Say I have $200k to invest in downpayment s and purchasing MF buildings. Seems like the larger unit buildings don’t have as good of a return? I plan to be in this situation by next year, and I don’t know if I’m bett...
Lori N.
Landlord right to enter
I have a townhouse I am renting. I gave my tenant almost a week’s notice to have someone come in and check the HVAC for maintainence for the upcoming winter season. This tenant is very hard to accommodate because of...
Tyler Shoaf
Need help! Seller wants to back out of signed PA
Hello BP Community,I have recently put a property under contract over the weekend here in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Title Company just began the title search earlier today. I'm not sure if the owners can legally back...
Bienes Raices
"Are you the owner?"
This time around I've noticed more and more applicants asking me this right off the bat. They've told me they don't want to deal with houses run by a PM.
I've never probed for the reasons why. Is this because of the ...
Alan Brown
recaptured depreciation is killing me! accountant help
Hi I'm pretty sure I'm an idiot, but I'm getting slapped hard for it (again!)... I always thought that depreciating your property (and getting a tax write off for it) was permanent... So, a few years ago when I had a ...
John Hodges
Sold my company
Hello all,I recently sold an online company I started 8+ years ago. After taxes I am ending up with roughly ~$6m. I am looking to purchase in cash initially and then refinance. I've been looking at multifamily buildin...
Attila Bertalan
Broker/Agent/Investor Dillema
For the past few months I placed investing on hold to study for the California RE License.My excitement of receiving the license in the mail is abruptly turning into disappointment. I got my license mainly for MLS acc...
Stephen Benson
Tenant pulls service dog for Pitbull
Ok I really need help I just bought this property and the tenant has dogs. After looking at the contract the tenant isnt allowed dogs according to the contract. When I approached the tenant about it I found out he has...
Travis Geary
First Tenant Nightmare...suggestions appreciated
My wife and I purchased our first rental in August of last year, and suffice it to say this has been quite the learning experience with many newbie investor mistakes made along the way. Right now we are dealing wit...