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[/b]Hello, I'm looking for advice on getting an accountant. I have always done my own taxes, and last year I had one rent house and decided to use an accountant after reviewing what Turbotax had to offer online. I e...
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Those of you who self manage multiple properties, do you use a simple spreadsheet to keep track of all the utility bills? Or Quickbooks, or something else?
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The appliances in a duplex I bought are going to be replaced. Would love to write it off next year as an expense but wondering if that would raise a red flag with Uncle Sam. What do you all do? Capitalize? Or Expense?...
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I am a 26 year old software engineer in Miami, Florida, looking to make his first deal in real estate happen. I love the BRRRR idea, but cant seem to make the jump. I've been looking for deals for about 2 months now. ...
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I bought my first Mother-Daughter set to close in January and I’m looking at other properties. There are about 5 different ways I want to source leads, that means there’s likely 50 leads/week. Keeping that organized i...
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Hello! I have just purchased my first rental property. Hopefully, the start to many more. I would like to have an all in one software that will track the expenses and repairs made, as well as rent. I would like th...
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Hey all, We just purchased our first rental (woohoo!). It's a small SFH with practically nothing to do to make it ready for rent. We're in the process of tenant screening right now (we've had like 40 bites!)My quest...
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I am new to investing but have been pondering on perusing a real estate license. I am thinking it would give me insight into investing that I do not have already but wondering if it is or isn't a good idea. As BP is a...
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Hi All,I am a little over a year into starting a company that does real estate investing and contracting work. We are trying to find a good accountant in Baltimore - it has not been easy. We have spoken to 3 different...
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Good morning BP! I'm getting awesome feed back to my "Newbie Question" each day and I'm learning a ton! One thing that BP and other sources are driving home for me is that real estate is a business. As a business, ...