Well, news flash on the Today show, number one tax cheats are contractors, second is landlords. They even have it down to geographic areas, sections of LA, Dallas, some other cities were named.

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Hi all -- first time posting on this website. Please forgive me if this topic has already been addressed in another forum. I'm still figuring out how to navigate everything.Background: I'm based in Los Angeles and loo...

Hi guys, looking for some feedback on this idea.  Let me know what you think.  So you've done everything right as far as pre-screening your tenants.  But what about life events that happen to your tenants after the ba...

Hello everyone, 
I've been learning a lot about house hacking and I think I'm ready to jump in. I'm single and I  bought my 2 bed 2 1/2 bath townhouse as a primary home with no thoughts of REI. Mid last year I came a...

Hey everyone!I’m looking to purchase my first investment property and I’m looking at taking out $30,000 in equity in my current home to use as a down payment for a rental investment.I found a property close by that I’...

Curious to the group’s ideas and procedures about renting to tenants with pit bulls. We have a vacancy and some prospective tenants applied but have pit bulls. I’m curious how others handle this, and if they rent but ...

How are my fellow WA state landlords handling any non-paying tenants right now? I have one four plex in Tacoma. And one tenant in that four plex not paying, so it could be worse. The only downside right now is that...

Hello BiggerPockets!!!  I'm newer to the real estate investing game and seeking out some additional advice about taxes.  I recently bought a fourplex that I'm holding (I'm even starting to look into another acquisitio...

Rates are still historically low at 5%, but affordability/price to income ratio is at all time low also, same level as 08 according to FERD website.The same rental I bought last year at 3.5% in College Park, MD would ...

Hello Everyone, 
Running into weird issue, I had a tenant in my condo. As per law I kept the deposit in separate interest bearing account. The Law states I should pay them the interest from the deposit at the end of ...