Eric Braxton
Newbie to BP and RE Investing
Hi BP. Just joined a couple of days ago after stumbling across the site via a Google search. My Name is Eric and I live in Garden City, NY with my wife and 2 kids. In my opinion we are late to the game in terms of ...
John Hagen
ACH return taking to long to notify from FORTE
Thank you in advance, We are using Rentec Direct for our property management and we like it, but payment processing is handled by Forte and we are less happy with them. We are having problems with ACH returned paymen...
Ted Klein
Rental Increase Question
I have two fantastic long term tenants that I'd like to keep. Both always pay on time and take great care of the place. I thought that the proper notification of a rent increase was only 60 days notice, however, I res...
Raman Saka
Does 45-d replacement property identified mean offer accepted for new property?
Hi, I am in the early stages of doing my first 1031 exchange. We are yet to list the property I am replacing, but curious about the 45-d replacement property identified condition. Does that IRS condition mean that I n...
Gavin Rein
Decision Paralysis regarding RE Investment and Potential Job
Hello my name is Gavin Rein and I'm posting because I'm finding myself unable to decide what job to apply for due to my fear of how it could negatively affect my ability to commit to real estate investmentThe majority...
Peter Lee
Month to Month Lease or Kick Them Out!
So, my tenants for one year lease is expiring the end of July and I know that they are actively looking to purchase a property. My property is within a really good high school and school starts the end of August.My q...
Jim C.
Which is Better? Short Term or Long Term for SWFL House??
Interested in hearing from others regarding the returns on a Short Term (Vacation) rental vs. a long term rental. I just purchased a SFR in Bonita Springs / Naples (SWFL) area and am contemplating whether to rent it a...
Michael Zagorsky
Schdule E: Converting long term rental to personal not count?
From the instructions for Schedule E, was confused about this line:Do not count as personal use:• Any day you spent working substantially full time repairing and maintaining the unit, even if family membersused it for...
Account Closed
Expectations for Repair Timing - Dishwasher
Hello! I am currently managing two high-end properties in Columbus, Ohio. Unfortunately at one of my properties the dishwasher completely stopped working within days of a new tenants arrival. Since this is my first ti...
Dan Handford
Turning Over Multifamily Units - What is the standard?
I was shopping an apartment for a syndicated investment this past week and was drilling the property managers on various topics. One of the topics that I have been getting a wide variety of answers is when I ask the q...