The requirement is that the taxpayer taking the credit must own and live in the property as his/her primary residence. The LLC that you refer to defaults to partnership treatment since there are multiple members, so ...

Hi everyone! 'Hope everyone is staying healthy and doing well. I own condos and one of my tenants has had a growing brown banded cockroach problem for about the last 4 months.  My tenants are extremely clean and vigi...

Hello fellow BPers..I have a rental in Austin, Texas that was built 2 years back. The builder treated it for termites. The warranty on that treatment is expiring soon unless we extend it for another year by paying $17...

[b]There is finally an answer to, “ Is there a way to Kill my termites without tenting my house and filling it with poison lethal gas?”

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My partner and I recently moved tenants into our first rental property and are considering, as a standard practice moving forward with our business, providing quarterly pest treatments to our homes. This...

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I am selling some properties, which is great in a seller's market, but looking to exchange, which isn't great in a seller's market.  An option I'm looking at is to partner with someone using a...

Is it common for landlords to pay for pest control?

Howdy everyone, I've got a question for you tax and legal gurus. I'm getting highly differing feedback from my lawyer and CPA on the proper structure and taxation of Texas Series LLCs.
The CPA is advising that each ...

Bigger Pockets Community,I wanted to share a bit of advice I got a while back that's common knowledge for some, but a good tip for others just starting out. When you purchase your first investment properties and you d...

If I find that two of the units in my building have bed bugs infestations, it is necessary to have all the remaining units and common areas in the building also treated for bed bugs?  The bed bug company we're using i...