Yevgeny Ioffe
Advice on existing residence
Hello,My parents have owned a single-family property ever since 1996 as their primary residence. It's built in 1920s, located in Newton, and it's in a poor condition. They're thinking of tearing it down and redevelopi...
Peter Roehrich
Newbie in Hyattsville, MD
Hi,I'm Peter from Hyattsville, MD, just outside of Washington, DC.I am an operations manager at a railroad by trade. My real estate experience is limited: I'm a homeowner and have taken the licensing class in DC, but ...
Rick D.
Tax Savings from Rental Properties
I realize a real estate investor “makes money” in four basic ways. Cash Flow,Appreciation,Principal Reduction, and Tax Savings.In order to properly estimate my returns I need to assign a dollar value to each of these....
Michael W.
Can a military tenant break their lease months before deployment?
I currently have a military tenant staying in a rental condo that I own in CA. The tenant is only three months into her one-year lease and just gave me her 30 days notice to vacate, due to an upcoming deployment, whic...
Tom Chen
PM suggested month to month...
My first duplex in Syracuse, NY is finally getting ready to be rented out. My PM said they have a couple with 2 kids...The issue is, the wife has good credit (upwards of 700), but the husband has sub-600 score. The p...
Kevin Phu
Terminating M2M House Hack Lease
Hey BPers,Looking for some advice here on moving forward with a lease termination properly. I have a tenant that moved into one of my rooms on Sep 1 on a M2M lease. Attached to the lease is also a property rules docum...
Bob Stevens
sec 8nswers It's not that complicated folks
Ok so it seems EVERYONE is making renting to sec 8 MUCH more complicated than it needs to be, not sure why. Maybe some guru is selling courses and telling everyone it is. Well, it's not. So here are answer to most of ...
Mario T.
common inspection reason to terminate contract
Just curious but what are common inspection issues that a person can use to terminate a contract?
Kevin Kim
is Joshua tree good place for both STR and LTR?
Hi,Today, I saw there are many listings in Joshua tree, Twentynine palms, yucca valley, etc.I know real-estate market is slow. However if they do good STR business, then there is no reason for them to sell their house...
Sue Mach
Looking For Plumber recommendations
Hello Everyone,I am a newbie investor in Baltimore and also new to BP. I have a plumbing issue in my rental in Baltimore and looking for a reasonable and reliable plumber.Any recommendations are really appreciated.Tha...