Arthur Garcia
Help me craft this letter - need to mail today
Hello BP,
Yesterday while I was doing a final walk-thru on one of my rentals. I noticed a property down the street was vacant. I knocked on all the doors in the area and one neighbor told me that the homeowner was ...
Joel Florek
Tenant Found Dead In Unit... I Would Appreciate Some Advice.
Hello BP, This is a tough subject and I am looking for some help from my peers on BP about how to best handle the situation. I just had my manager call and let me know one of my tenants passed. Supposedly the son had ...
Mike W.
Property Management Fees
I'm purchasing a multi-family (2 unit) home out-of-state and working a property management company that will act as dual agent and the property manager post purchase. Where do I have opportunities to negotiate a bette...
Lindsey Wagner
New to STR and Self Management
Hello! First post on Bigger Pockets:) My husband and I will be closing on our first STR in about 3 weeks!!! It's located in Sevierville, which is about 4 hours away from our home. We hope to have the property set up o...
Matthieu Oliveira
What do landlords actually do with security deposits?
Hey all, I'm wondering what you all do when given a security deposit. Do you immediately put it in an escrow account or do you just keep it in your personal account? I've heard about landlords that pocket the deposit ...
Dallas Jacobsen
Capital Gains Exceeds $500k - primary residence
Hello,We are selling our primary residence after living there for 10 years, and will gain nearly $1M (purchased $390k, sold for $1.375M). We are immediately buying another house for $1.2M. As a married couple, we ge...
Elena Scott
How do property managers collect last month’s rent?
Every time a tenant moves out, they don’t pay their last month’s rent. Sometimes they leave without paying the last two months of rent. Security deposit is not enough to cover the turnover and back rent. It seems near...
Joe Moore
Property Tax Deductions
It is my understanding that the new tax bill requires that in order to deduct 2017 property tax, it must be paid no later than December 31, 2017. If paid next month in January which I always pay, I will not be allow...
Paige Kuhbacher
Investing/Property Management Business Questions
My husband and I recently purchased our first investment rental property. This was done in our names. We also started an LLC and have been operating the business to manage the property.Any insight on the following que...
Tommy Nguyen
House hack single-family residence buy and hold investment in Cincinnati, OH
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Richmond Hill.
Purchase price: $155,000
Single-family residence buy and hold investment turned into house hacking in Cincinnati, OH.
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