Diego Howard
How do I analyze a tenant??
I have a client who called me from my business card requesting a rental property asap. My thoughts were to pull his credit but I'm not authorized to do that. Do I need to find a mortgage broker in Atlanta? Any recomme...
Mathou Ba
Buying an illegal Duplex recorded as a SFH and occupy both units
Hi everyone!We are looking to buy a house listed as a Duplex but registered as a Single Family Home at county level (Alameda,CA). The county records shows a SFH with 1 kitchen and 3 br while in reality it is a Duplex ...
Linda M.
tax deduction for for items brought separately from renovation
I purchased a multi unit property ,the renovation was included in the mortgage my question is ,when it is asked on the tax for depreciation the purchase price do i use the sale price of the property or do i use the s...
Jake Kucheck
Excess Roth IRA Contributions
Some holiday tax planning raised the following question:
Back in the glory days of yesteryear, when I had an Edward Jones guy, I unfortunately found myself overallocated in my Roth IRA, and attached to my return was ...
Dan Sarao
New investor looking to establish a team in Cleveland area
Hi everyone. I have been listening to the BP podcast for quite a while and looking through the BP forums as well. I finally decided to join the community so that I can participate, learn from everyone and hopefully ...
Lalo Alvidrez
How to determine what tenants responsibility is after move
I have a tenant that recently moved out. I had left a cleaning list with the tenant and didn't get a chance to do a walk through before they left. Need less to say they didn't put a whole lot of effort into cleaning ...
Duke George Brady
Buying From A Dead Person: CA Affidavit for Real Prop., DE-305
Hello!I've been searching around...tough to find direct answers on this one. Hoping for someone with past experience...About to close my first deal, and I'll be buying vacant land from a person who inherited two parce...
Elliott Wolf
New From Dallas... Newbie Questions
Hello, Hopefully I can get some help here. As the title says I live in the DFW area... no properties yet but I am looking to secure my 1st duplex or triplex so I can live in one side and rent out the other using an FH...
Daniel Alvarez
What is the best way to see a person is a good Tennant?
Hello. I just put my house for rent but I’m not sure where to do background check and what exactly look for when doing them. Can you please share what you use it would be great. Thank you.
Hawke Morgan
Neophyte Rental Investor
I live in SE Rural Iowa. My market here is small, as my village is small. Yet I have found my first investment property that I am willing to make an offer on. I am delighted to have stumbled over the BP website. I...