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You have an investment property you're looking to rent out. Looking to maximize this investment, you're now trying to decide if you want to rent it as a vacation destination, with stays averaging only a few days, or i...
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Need help estimating utilities cost for a duplex or a triplex in surrounding Denver area. Planning on living in one side and renting out the other side/two sides (if a triplex). Still looking for a property but this i...
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I received a quote of $850 for the appraisal of a $200,000 rental property in Baytown Texas (Houston area). The average appraisal cost for the area seems way lower by Google search. I’m told this includes some sort ...
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Hello BP Family, Tonight I found a seriously distressed property with an asking price is 99K (I'm pretty sure I could get it even lower). The house needs around 300k worth of work. The Comps are running between $239-$...
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When a property averages less than a 7 day rental period over the course of the tax year and qualifies as a non-rental activity, and non passive tax treatment, how is the rule about personal use affected? Can the owne...
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Need help.....I can't sell house in Allen, TX for 45 days now ( priced good and remodeled ). We even drop price twice now. Looks like big market slow down. Where is all buyers ? Should I rented or still trying to se...
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If I buy a vacation home using a 2nd home loan and rent it as an AirBNB when I am not using it, can I still do a cost segregation study to accelerate depreciation and offset losses against my W2 income if I follow the...
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Hey BP,I have converted a couple long term rental units to short term in 2017 and plan to convert several more in 2018. I was hoping to get in touch with a CPA to work on some tax planning for 2018 as well as get a b...
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What are your thoughts on finding land and developing/building multi-family units? Depending on price of land seems it could potentially be a good investment depending on builder etc. For reference our area (NW Arkans...
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Hello,I recently purchased a quadplex and one unit is vacant. My PM recomend to repaint the unit. I got quote at around $3/sqft which is average. The unit is 1150 sqft 2bed/1.5 bath, ceiling about 7.5 ft, two stories....