Bryan Hancock
Deduction of Interest on Home Mortgage on the Chopping Block?
I have seen several articles claiming that the deductibility of interest for your primary residence is on the chopping block to close our budget gap.
Does anyone know what is happening with this? Who is pushing th...
Kelly McMillan
Help! Pet damges of $4500 above deposit.
I allowed a tenant to have pets (3 small dogs), with a pet deposit of $300. He was the first tenant in a newly renovated unit with refinished wood floors. After several visits in which I found feces on the floor, a gr...
Ray Brown
$6500 to paint 1400 sq ft house in Raleigh, NC?
Just curious is this a fair estimate? High? Blowing smoke (no way it can be done for this price)?Remove the popcorn ceiling, patch, prime, and paint white. All trim, base, and doors we will prep, prime, and paint wh...
Jason G. Mcphee
Turning Home with Pool into Long-Term Rental
A few years ago I purchased the home my family and I currently live in. We got the home at a great price, fixed it up, added an in-ground pool and are looking at turning it into a long-term rental as we prepare to mov...
Adam A.
Toledo, OH PASSED New Lead Paint Law
Yes, the Toledo city council passed a new lead paint ordinance which will take effect in 365 days. This is not the end but only the beginning of the new ordinance which applies to rental SFH, 1-4 units and day cares a...
Aaron Lancaster
Is this a good deal? I have to make a decision by tomorrow!
Hello, I'm relatively new to investing in rental property and have a potential prospect that' I'm under contract for. I am at the end of my due diligence timeframe and have to make a decision by the end of the day or ...
Matt R.
Turn-Key or not Turn-Key, that is the question...
Anecdotely speaking, it appears the turnkey operators are taking advantage of the uneducated investor. I have no stats just my impression.
Do you think a turnkey company that could JV in the deal would be...
Stephen Savage
Newbie - Is personal use counted by days or nights?
I'm under contract for a ski-in/ski-out condo in Keystone Colorado. I'm going to use the condo primarily as a STR property, but would like to maximize personal use without going over the 14 days/10% IRS rule. I've r...
Mike A.
Tapping into city water
There is a piece of ground that I'm interested in developing that currently has 10 homes already on it but all the homes have septic. There is a neighborhood about 100 yard down the road that has city water.
Should I...
Doug McLeod
Replace front yard?
One of the properties I bought this year has a front yard eaten up with (or made up of) a grassy weed similar to crabgrass. The HOA is all over me and the renter about knee-high weeds, but they get that way in 3-4 day...