I purchased a rental property earlier this year, and it will be my first year not taking the standard deduction. I met with a tax professional I found through BP, and in our planning call, she mentioned that if you ar...

- How do you handle your security deposit? Do you use it for fixing the damages during the tenants stay? - When the tenant leaves and demands security deposit back, how do you handle this? - In PA, I can hold for up t...

hello all,I'm from southeast iowa and I was hoping to run some numbers in front of all the investors on BP!I'll get right to it. The house I am looking at buying is a 1200 sq ft house with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and...

Vacation Rentals have been around for decades now. It has just been since 2008 that they have really started to gain media exposure because of Airbnb. My colleagues and I have seen a shift that is already happening in...

Hi BP Community,I think I found a good duplex to purchase for house hacking that works number wise.  This will be my first investment so I am trying to make sure it goes well to set me up for future investments.  I di...

Hello BiggerPockets community.  Thanks in advance for your time.I’m looking for some expert advice as my wife and I navigate the turnaround of a 20-duplex (40 door) Class C Columbus neighborhood. We’ve been strugglin...

Any silver lining there. 100,000 creditors. 78,000 homes empty, population 700,000, down 1,300,000 from the glory days. 40% of the street lights are out, half the parks closed and over 100 schools closed. Highest crim...

Hello BP Community,
I have a rental property in California and have some questions about how other investors approach landlord/tenant responsibilities. I tend to lean towards making things as easy as possible for the...

I posted the other day about creating a more defined criteria for my flipping purchases.  I'm moving my business to a more metro area early next year and am trying to define my criteria better.  Where I am now is rura...