Hi all-I was reading one of the blog posts on the Short Term Shop blog about Schedule E vs C, passive vs non-passive. In the blog, they reference, "According to Treasury regulations, vacation rental owners who rent th...

So initially i was told by my loan officer that did my refi on my primary, that if i tried to do cash refi on my rentals that i would run into the 6 month seasoning rule. now after 4 months I spoke to his manager and ...

I understand the 50% rule and have used a variant of it before becoming a member here.

However, my question goes to the next level... What is the appropriate valuation method of a property that needs some rehab work...

To those who purchase in Pittsburgh: when looking through potential properties, what have you found to be the most accurate % to use on running quick numbers to see if there may be some cash flow before deep diving in...

you see it says the deposit is refundable, is it talking about the application fee? or?

So I hope that I can explain this so that it makes sense without making my question too lengthy.I have a rental that I self manage and use for college student rental.  I have a Christian Community that is interested i...

Newbie landlord here - just wondering if anybody has tips for questions to ask/what to say when calling up references for prospective tenants. Thanks!

hi,
in an effort to improve my telephone screening skills and save travel expenses to see the tenant face to face, i would like to screen people on the phone better. more specifically, these three questions:

1) what...

Hello BP, it's my first post so go easy on me. How do some of you estimate what a property will cash flow and what your expenses will be before you buy? Is there a formula or perhaps a "rule of thumb"? I'm currently a...

Is there any way that STR rental income can be considered "active" from a tax standpoint?  I spent a lot of my time working on renovations myself, and manage it myself, but I have not manually tracked the time investe...