Terrence Nelson
Squatters! NEED HELP!!!
Hello - my girlfriend and I recently took over a property owned by her now deceased
grandfather. Her grandfather passed away four years ago. There are two aunts that have
been living there rent free. We found out 3 ...
Chris Martin
Brokerage "owner" vs. "owner/operator" for a new business model
Unlike fast food franchises, I'm not seeing where real estate brokerage franchises are set up as "owner" franchises. It seems like 99% (or more) of real estate brokerages are "owner/operator" set-ups. The "owner" i...
Tushar Shah
Newbie from Chicago and looking for likeminded people to network!
Write your postHello BP! My name is Tushar, and I live in Chicago, Downtown. As a brief introduction I work for Ernst and Young under the Transaction Advisory practice and I value businesses for a living. I recently b...
Craig Lessler
Airbnb - Active or Passive - Deductibility of Losses Schedule C
I have a long term rental (SFR) which I converted to an Airbnb in October 2019. My property manager is acting as the host and we have already had multiple bookings.
Questions:
1. Is the Airbnb considered "Active" ...
Ryan Detzel
Do you provide linens? Pros/cons to both?
I was just under the assumption (like a hotel) that we would provide the linens but I spoke with some local owners this weekend and every place in the complex requires the guest to bring their own. This would make the...
Frank Chirkinian
Direct mail 1 year later
Hi all, this is my first post on BP. I've been a long time lurker and my new year's resolution was to start posting on BP and actively participating in the discussion.
By way of an introduction, while new he...
Mario Russo
Advice in Minneapolis, MN market..?
Hello BP,My wife and I live in Minneapolis and have been looking at purchasing our first investment property in and around the West Minneapolis area as we currently live here and these are the areas we're most familia...