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Perhaps this isn't the best place to post this question. If anyone has any suggestion of a better place, please let me know!Bought an older house in Los Angeles (City), started doing some light demo, then thought it'...
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so this is my first property. It's now under contract and we have just gone through the comprehensive inspection which found signs of foundation movement. The signs were vertical cracks around the brick veneer on the ...
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I read that landlords are exempted from issuing 1099s to contractors and laborers. Does that apply to buy and hold rehabbers as well?
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Hello!I have been seeing a lot about people using their 401(k)s or IRAs to fund an investment deal. I was wondering if anyone has experience with using the TSP (The military 401(k) system) to fund a real estate invest...
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Hey STR folks, trying to make a clear comparison of the different STR data sources and curious to hear your thoughts on which STR data tool you find to be most accurate out of AirDNA, Mashvisor, Rabbu, BNB Calc, Price...
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Hello! Thanks for reading this and for the help. For all you short term rental owners out there, when you are calculating your return (cash on cash) are you including principal as an expense, income, or deferred until...
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Hi Bigger Pockets,I need some help!!! I need to know how do I go about obtaining a criminal report for a potential tenant I am considering renting to. I've tried contacting the local police department to no avail. I k...
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Hi,I have a question about the house maintenance. The tenant kept bothering me about a lot of repairing issue. I had replaced the refrigerator and washer since she moved in one year ago. When we signed the lease, I to...
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Hello fellow investors,
For some context I was going to close on a house Today on Feb 23rd. Our inspection report came back on Feb 21st and the home tested positive for Radan. Anything above 4 is bad and our report...
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Hi people,I'm looking for any and all advice regarding the FHA 203k Loan/ Renovation process for multi-unit properties in Chicago. If anyone has experience (positive or negative) i'd be curious to hear what it was lik...