Sam Leon
If you won't rent to a lawyer, would you rent to a cop?
I remember someone mentioned here that they would never rent to a lawyer for a variety of reasons.I tried to search for that thread but no luck.What about a cop, if you are concerned about a lawyer tenant would you ha...
Joshua Holiday
advice for starting developer
ok, So I do hard money loans for a living & project development
& I got to thinking well daym why don't I do it my self & with my own company
I live right in Philly right now & we are going to be ha...
Duane Gunkler
New Construction - Builder overbudget and might not close in time
Hello BP Community,Have a question about my personal home. We are building a new home and did a construction to perm loan. We signed the contract last April and were originally supposed to be in by last fall. Here ...
Aaron Araujo
Finance of America Commercial - Any Good?
Hey Everyone!I'm looking at short term financing options for a BRRR deal in New Bedford, Massachusetts. I cam across Finance of America Commercial and spoke with a representative who sent me over an application packet...
Bienes Raices
When to start using a CPA?
My lawyer recommended talking to a CPA about my rental properties. I've never used one before (I've done the itemized deductions by myself once--last year, with Turbo Tax--for my rentals).
Do you typically have the ...
Tom Bud
Tax Help on Fix and Flips
Hey everyone, Wanted to hear the communities response to this;Brand new r/e investor, going to do a fix and flip. Does anybody have any interesting tax strategies in respect to this whole process? (buying, selling and...
Vitaliy Merkulov
Require applicant to give access to their social media accounts?
When screening tenants, in addition to running a credit report, checking landlord references, and checking bad tenant databases I also try to check the applicant's social media accounts. Some people have their account...
Kathi Miller
ESA and Service Animal Question???
Hello, I recently (May) signed a 6 month lease with a couple who straight up told me they have no pets, as I have a no pet policy. They are to move in Sept 4th. They called me yesterday, Aug 1, to tell me they have an...
Garrett Diegel
HELP! Should I rent to a tenant with a prior eviction?
I have a unit in a tri-plex that is available to rent. I had a tenant call to see the property. Everything seemed good, they looked good and showed up on time to the showing. The only problem is when I sent them over ...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (August 31 - September 4, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)
The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...