State of Illinois... My tenant recently sent an email complaining of bed bugs.  In the letter she referenced that I had not responded to  earlier complaints  but this didn't happen...so it appears she's starting off l...

For calculating ROI on a rental property, I assume my closing cost to be part of my initial investment number.  On my closing costs, I paid 1 year's insurance, 1/2 year taxes, and some HOA.  Normally those are part of...

For a lack of a better way of asking, what is the best way to avoid / delay the capital gains tax from the sale of a flip house?  When I spoke to my accountant she said that the 1031 was used as stated for an exchange...

I just finished remodeling a property. However, I put quite a bit money in it and I wanna avoid the short term cap gain. So I decide to rent it for about 1 year then sell the turnkey. For those of you with experience ...

Hi BP,Can anyone recommend a good product to eliminate or kill roaches. I know boric acid is one that can kill the roaches.Thank you kindly

Hi,This is a tax question about notes.  I guess what I did is put money into a hedge fund that buys real estate notes.  I invested using money in an LLC that is taxed as a partnership (form 1065).  So far I have been ...

Hello,Did a search on BP but didn't see exactly an answer for this question.My parents have a property under my dads personal name.  We are doing a 1031 exchange on a property we are selling to purchase a retail plaza...

Advice for how to proceed for an investor new to Baltimore City and the property has termites? Walk away? Ask seller to pay for some kind of warranty against re-investation? Thanks for any and all suggestions and stor...

would appreciate any information 

Suppose I sell my current investment property.  I then use a 1031 exchange to purchase a duplex.  Can I then live in one of the units as my personal residence?