Angeline Lee
First Rental Property
Hello,I am in the process of buying my first rental property. I have few question that needs your help. How to find a good budget contractor and good lender in Atlanta area. Any suggestion? Which loan is better standa...
Ryan Shekell
Long term renter house rules
Does anyone have a document they leave behind for long-term renters displaying house rules? I’d like to create something, laminate it and leave it showing things like no smoking, mow lawn, no parking on grass, follow ...
Ana Nomys
Direct quote from HomePath website. Does this mean no more Fannie Mae Renovation loans?
Effective October 7, 2014, Fannie Mae is retiring the HomePath Mortgage (HPM) and HomePath Renovation Mortgage (HPRM) products.
Mark Keller
Contingent Offer Language
Greetings. I'm just about to make an offer on a property but want to make it contingent on determining if it can be subdivided. However, I don't want to let the seller know that I plan on subdividing the property. ...
Kenn Mccomas
New to Multi-family and need advice
I want to jump into MF but I'm unsure how or where to start. I hear a lot that its easier than single family and I have found properties I'm interested in but I don't know where to begin on financing, or even how much...
David Epstein
Real Estate Investor - Standards Deduction?
BP friends,Just want to get your take on things: I am fairly meticulous when it comes to record keeping (or at least record keeping catch up around tax time) and still find myself looking at a better deduction using s...
Mike Malicad
Management fees. Help! First time landlord
Hi bp family! I have a question. The managemnt managing our building is collecting mgmnt fees based ont current rent roll regardless if the tenant pays or not. Is this normal or even fair for owners. All along i thoug...
Bobby B.
How to write "Finders or Referral Fee" for out of state Commercial deal as LIC CA REA
Hi Everyone any advice on how to write up a "Finders Fee" or a "Referral Fee" agreement or which contract to use for a OUT OF STATE Commercial RE Deal?
Seller out of state has no representation, buyers out of state h...
David Egger
Section 179 Question - Vehicle Purchase and using mileage on previous vehicle
With the section 179 deductions, I know I'm allowed to accelerate depreciation of a vehicle based on business use. However, the vehicle in question was purchased in mid-December 2012, and I only put a couple hundred ...
Michinori Kaneko
1231 Loss and 1031 Gains
Hi BP Team,Hoping there is a tax professional out there that can address my question. I recently realized a significant 1231 loss. I understand there is a 5 year carry over on this so if i realize any gains those ga...