Brandon Hall
If You Owned Property Prior to 2014, You Are Required by Law to File Form 3115 This Year
Hey BP Investors,I wrote a blog post about the new IRS final regulations enacted January 1, 2014 and I followed it up with another blog post on a special requirement that some landlords may not be aware of - being tha...
Justin Mespelt
Strategy with HELOC for down payment
TLDR: when using a primary residence HELOC as a down payment on an investment property, you are effectively financing the entire purchase. How can you ever cash flow at 100% DTV?
Longer story: my wife and I recently ...
Josh Michel
When is the 50% rule inaccurate?
I realize the 50% rule is supposed to be a "rule of thumb" that helps you weed out potential properties before more fully analyzing properties that pass it. My question is, when is the 50% rule fail?For example, if I...
Bernard Reisz
Cost Segregation Studies and Reports
Your input is valuable: How do you want your Cost Seg study prepared?For context, let's cover some Cost Segregation fundamentals, and explain the interaction between Land Value and Cost Segregation:Cost Segregation is...
Stone Jin
Which to pay first?
Here is the situation,My wife and I are at a point where we cannot buy/manage any additional properties. We are starting to look into paying off mortgages. The question is should we payoff the ones with the highest ...
William S.
Seeking Example: Unsecured LOC to buy rentals
I've reached the point where I'm out of personal funds to get 20% down. I've heard/read people that are using LOCs to fund their deals, yet no specifics.Can someone provide an example with numbers showing how they use...
Lis Faudale
Lending Solutions for a First Timer
Hello all! Thanks for taking a minute to read and hopefully help.My husband and I are trying to figure out a way we can finance a first time rental. We’ve found 2 or 3 that are definite options. One is actually locate...
Daniel Mendez
Diving into my 1st rental (DFW)- Input your Advice & Guidance
My wife and I are going to turn our primary residence into a rental. We are planning to manage it ourselves.We would live close by.I am currently reading and watching everything I can about landlording. Any advice or ...
Chris Gavre
How did you fill your mobile home park?
Hi guys. I’ve recently closed on my first mobile home park in South Carolina. I’ve had it about 2 weeks and am looking to strictly rent out the lots. However, as expected, the demand for this is much less as people ha...
Joseph Calabrese
Can rental property depreciation offset 401k withdrawal income.
I am 32 and just bought my first rental property with my brother. It’s a duplex he lives on one side we rent out the other. My background is mostly stock investing (professionally and personally) but this first rental...