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I was listening to podcast ep. 340 last week and something Whitney touched on made me question everything I'm doing right now. If my long-term goal is to grow a large portfolio of long-distance rental properties, shou...
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Not sure if my title made sense, but it will when you read the list below. I know short sales can be challenging (I've purchased three), but I've never heard of something as odd as this happening and am wondering if a...
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Hello all, I am looking into paying bird dogs for fees for leads closed but I want to make sure I am handling it properly. I would assume they would need to be 1099 for that income so that it is not viewed that they a...
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Anyone in the Atlanta, GA and surrounding area that uses Buildium software? While some of it is very intuitive there are other parts that are not. The videos which are hard to find your way back to are only so helpful...
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I have spoken to a few friends and real estate professionals and surprisingly few are familiar with the NJcourts website. You can look up eviction filings, civil cases and criminal convictions for free. In Newark, N...
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Quickbooks wants $60 per month forever. We could just pay $200 for the desktop or laptop version, again. We have multiple businesses and would like to use it and travel, and I like the idea of using it online. What a...
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I am a fairly new landlord (as of April). Things have gone great. We get the rent check every month. I want to however set up an automated system, so they don't need to send us a check. Does anyone have a good sol...
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How did you manage leases with multiple people paying rent for a single family home? Did you have 1 person collect rent and pay at once? Or did you have them all pay separately? Also, did you have everyone sign the 1 ...
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Hello BP community,At this point in time we have 4 units that we own and manage. We have been relying on Excel heavily for keeping track of everything, which has worked out alright so far but we are continuing to expa...
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Hello, my name is Steven and I am seeking start a real estate holding company. While I have read the SBA site, BP articles and countless blogs, I know I need to seek an attorney to help me create my new company. I hav...