So I am military, originally out of CA so it's my "home state"/residency but very easy for me to change as I am stationed out of CA and have been for a long time.I own several properties in CA and one in WA. I had a c...

Yesterday morning I got a call from two nurses attempting to conduct a home visit with an elderly Tenant of mine. They said she wasn't answering the door but the TV was on. I tell them she's hard of hearing and they n...

Tenant removed my shed and replaced it with a larger one. Tenant gave me 30 days notice to vacate. After 45 days, tenant moved out and left the shed, I learned that because of its size, it required a permit to be th...

IntroductionThe saga started almost a year ago (September 2014).  The relationship with long-term tenants we inherited two years prior had been sliding sideways for some time - their unit was the only one we had not r...

I’m looking for advice /guidance on countering a price quote I received for a Tax Deed in Mobile, AL to gain ownership of a vacant lot. Scenario (real): price quote came in for $3000 on a tax deed for a vacant lot whe...

Hello again,So I own a unit on the second story and my tenant (who is being removed and moving August 3rd due to non renewal of contract) has broken their toilet twice.Water has flooded from my powder room into his po...

Ok let’s say I have a mortgage on a house amortized for 30 years. The property earns about $300 a month in positive cash flow. I would like to reinvest this money but would like to know where it’s better off. Should I...

Engineered cost segregation studies is an area in which many people have a lot of questions about. I thought it might be helpful to address some of the most frequently asked questions that I receive.
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Looking to hear others' experience and insights -  -How to quickly diligence outstanding liabilities (e.g. mortgages) that would not be wiped out by the sale?  -Minimum red flag diligence to determine a max bid and co...

Is there anything you want me to tell the National Association of Realtors about short sales? I'm not sure if Josh will allow me to mention another forum on BP, but I'm in an interesting discussion on LinkedIn, The N...