Rekha Nathoo
Newbie From Ontario, Canada!
Hi everyone!My name is Rekha, 22 years of age and I am a beginner in looking to invest in the real estate business. I have yet to purchase my first investment and I'm aiming to have that done within this year. I would...
Aus Smith
Property Management - Contract and Fee Structure
Hey All, I am a CPA who works directly with Property Managers. I have worked full time as an accountant for a property manager for the last six months. I am looking for information for contracts between owners and pro...
Chris D.
New Investor - Unique situation - Need advice
Hi All:I live in the Washington, DC metro area. I need help getting off the dime and plunging into the buy and hold arena. I have cash to pay for the rental properties until I am able to consider leveraging it. I have...
Martine Ayers
Managing a Rental for Brother in Law
Hi everyone,A couple of questions for you guys... but here's some background first. My husband and I bought our first property ( a duplex about an hour away but still in Oregon) last September. I am acting as the Owne...
Charlie McClskie
Best Rental Management Software
Anyone have a good suggestions for rental management software based on price, features, automation abilities, etc?Or would the majority vote to use a PM instead? As a preface to those questions my wife and I are just ...
Lynn DeShazo
From "guru" seminar disappointment to actually making a buy!
One of the recurring themes I hear from the BiggerPockets podcast guests and bloggers is taking that bold leap into the world of real estate investing for the first time. Admonishments like “Just get started!” or “T...
Yvonne Sheehan
Perspective on Spring Texas?
Evening all,
Would love to hear thoughts on investing in Spring Texas, looks like exciting things are starting to happen for this town with Exon Mobile setting up their headquarters in 2014. Bringing high employment....
Jasper Cooper
Tax-advantaged Accounts for Real Estate Professionals
Hello,I work a normal job, and my wife is the real estate professional who helps manage our investment properties. Due to depreciation, we report negative taxable income from our real estate investments, which helps ...
Darren Sager
What makes a person a Guru?
There have been many forum posts here on BP about Gurus in this business, evaluating their performance, etc. There are a number of active members of BP that swear up and down that they're not a "Guru". So what is th...
Nkechi Jarvis
How do I handle this... Breach of contract to lease my property?
A tenant signed a contract for a long term lease to begin March 10, 2023. The property is a 3 bed, 3.5 bath near downtown Houston. The property was fully furnished as I had it on Airbnb and Furnished Finders, but due ...