Jacob P.
Reviewing last years taxes -- Where would QBI be?
Doing taxes last year, I brought everything to my accountant very excited about the 20% QBI deduction, and it seemed likely our rental properties would fall within all the "safe harbor" principals.Over the phone, she ...
Franklin Spees
Property Management User Tech, Apps & Strategies
So, I've owned a residential property management company since about 2000 and when I started it was literally with paper, pencil and Excel. No cell phones, no texts, no online portals and rent payments, no electronic ...
Greg Cook
Online security questions
We wanted to make sure our accounts are safe and secure online. What has everyone done to make sure this happens? I've heard the "lifelock" and those things are pretty much useless. We received a call about me shoppin...
Luis A.
HUD trying to eliminate owner financing??
I got this passed on to me, so please verify but from browsing the docs it seems HUD is considering making anyone that provides a loan a "licensed" mortagage provider:
HUD extends timeframe for comments regarding pro...
Jon Avery
Property Management - St Bernard
I'm looking for property management recommendations for a SFR in the St Bernard neighborhood. St. Bernard is a bit unique so a PM who actually manages properties in that neighborhood and would be my preference.
Nina C.
HUD Eliminating Seller Financing for Non Owner Occupied homes
I received the email below from my local REIA. I assumed it may impact many BP members and thought I should share. As I am a new BP member, I'm still navigating the site and wasnt sure if this was the best place to po...
Joe Edwards-Hoff
Writing Off Improvements- Safe Harbor
I just read this article here and I wanted to confirm the info-https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/small-taxp...So, it sounds like I am able to write off some of my improvement expenses, as long as it is less that...
Ethan S.
Does it makes since to switch banks for savings yields?
Does it makes sense to switch to a different bank for the interest the savings is yielding? The credit union I am with yields only a .30% APY. I have seen online banks that yield 1.5% APY. In terms of compounding and ...
Mauricio Rezaee
3 New Leases Since the "Shelter in Place" Order (California)
The current state and federal guidelines both recognize housing as critical to the infrastructure of the country. -How can one "Shelter in Place" if they are unable to find a home to shelter in? However, it is still o...
Stijn T.
Financing a vacation rental
Hello,My wife and I are looking at doing a 1031 exchange and purchase a property on the Oregon Coast. We understand that it's not very realistic to expect that a vacation rental will be the greatest investment but thi...