John Matthew Johnston
They're drawing on my Cabinets!!!
My first rental is a B class SFR, Rent 1500/month. I put all new finishes and it LOOKED really nice. I went to do my first rental inspection after 5-6 months( while doing a walk through with an appraisal company to BR...
Alexa K.
Electric Meter Stolen -- Any Experiences? Cost to Replace?
I recently had the electric turned on at my first rental property yesterday. Visited in the early afternoon, flitted around with the lights for a bit, and made sure to turn everything off before I left. Well, I went b...
Tony Roddenberry
Accelerated Depreciation, Cross segregation and or MACRS?
I'm fairly new to real estate and have quickly learned that the IRS gives us investors a lot of breaks but it comes at a price. The last few hours have been spent wandering around in a quagmire of IRS Publications tha...
Brian Gibbons
Is the CFBP going out of business?
- DSNews - http://www.dsnews.com -Appeals Court Orders Changes to CFPB’s Structure Posted By Kendall Baer The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday ordered a restructuring of how the Consumer F...
Marc Loftin
Which State to form LLC's ... Asset Protection for SFR
I own rental properties in two states. How does one go about choosing which state to set up an asset protection plan using LLC's? I own four residential rental properties. Two in Southern California, where I current...
Jay Chen
Tenant asks for guaranteed for safety of their major appliances
My tenant acquired a refurbished clothes washer in Jan. 2019. And it is broken now. She hired an appliance repairman not electrician to take a look and the repairmen said it's due to low voltage and damaged the washe...
Craig E.
Real Estate Brokerage ideas
I'm considering opening a RE brokerage. I've notice that discount brokerages despite doing the same thing as full cost brokerages and for less money are not taking over the industry like Uber, ABB, Turo. If paying l...
NaDean Bowles
Lending based on the property
I am legally separated from my ex but we have not yet been to court for the hearing. In my state, one of the only ones in the nation like this, in order for me to sign a guarantor backed loan my ex must sign as well ...
Sarah Kuppert
Tenant keeps food and trash in room despite agreement not to
Hello,
I need some advice. I have a tenant who is renting my spare room for 2-3 months right now. She lived here since June 25. We have a signed lease until the end of July and she wants to extend it until the end of...
Mike Cartmell
50% Rule for Lease Options
If I purchase a house with intent of finding a tenant buyer to sell with a lease option, do I need to apply the 50% rule with this property. I am not planning on renting it, the term would be 1-3 years. The potentia...