I finally joined the forumsHello BP MEMBERS!!!!My name is Jason, I’m 29 and I live on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio. I plan on building a portfolio of rental properties over the next 20 years to lead me into an earl...

Hello BP family,
My wife and I had a contractor come out to do our air duct cleaning. My wife was the only person here when the contractor got here as I was still at work. After the cleaning he says that there is mold...

A friend of mine in Baltimore just gained entry to a house he got at tax sale. Not a very good house or a very good deal but he thinks he can rent it. It is actually in the war zone near where the riots occurred. I wo...

Got a question for the commercial RE BPers in here.  I've got a potential opportunity to evaluate an off market deal to purchase a commercial retail property that has a restaurant tenant (focus on regional/national cr...

Inspired by this thread here: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/152...I was just pondering what I personally spend a month on food..I looked at all my credit card purchases for food/snacks/drinks (only th...

Self-employment taxes are imposed on self-employment income in lieu of Social Security and Medicare taxes that an employee would typically have withheld from their paycheck. It is calculated on the net income that an ...

We recently acquired, fumigated, and remodeled a Duplex.
The first tenant moved in, looked clean at first.
The second tenant moved in and is saying there is cockroaches in their unit. 
I'm assuming the cockroach is...

I'm in talks to purchase a bi-level home where the kitchen is located on the lower level of the home - so partially below grade. I realize there is a large geographic component to my situation, but has anyone had s...

I purchased a 3/2 tax sale home. Now that I have moved in I see that the home has a rat infestation. Not mice, large big body brown RATS. I'm literally having to go to war.  I'm hearing that pest control companies are...