William Keeler
Newbie Investor In Phillipsburg, NJ!!!
Hello BP,First and foremost I would like to thank you all for the continuous stream of content that I have been learning from for over a year.I have learned so much from you all. Every time i ever had a question prior...
Keen C.
Japan RE - Minimizing Taxes while Building a Bigger Portfolio
Hi BP! I joined recently after hearing much about the forum. I'm an American based in Japan, and finally decided to take the plunge as a personal investor a couple months ago and acquired a 14 unit residential build...
Alain Chautard
Property Management and continuous stream of repairs... What would you do?
Hi,I have a property in a different state that I trusted the PM company to take good care of. After two years, I've received 30 maintenance requests from the tenants, which seems like a lot. The PM company happily dis...
Hyung Lee
Partnering on a flip
Hello,New to the group but learning a ton and interested in feedback from others especially tax professionals. I'm considering partnering on a flip in Southern California. I have a regular 9 to 5 but know someone in r...
Account Closed
Deal or No Deal? Buying out business partners
Hi all,Wanted to get your advice on whether I should buy out my business partners on a commercial building we own or just hold my current position and call it a day.We own a building in downtown Orlando FL (3300 sq ft...
Dave Garlick
What account pays for common expenses
I just closed on my first deal consisting of two duplexes next to each other but they are on separate parcels. We did do two separate conventional loans which was recommended by the lender. I know there are a lot of o...
Sam Raj
Investment home/Property tax - Texas
Hey All,This is such a great forum. I am glad to have come across it!
We are in the process of buying an investment home. Property tax is pretty high at 2.7-2.8% (from what I see) in the areas we are looking for (Thi...
Kyle Soderman
Business entities and insurance
I had just finished reading a post that was linked to the ultimate guide to real estate investing ( http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2009/03/18... ). The post talked about how you should have a business entity ...
Frank S.
Any other Blogeheads lurking this forum?
I learned a lot thanks to the Bogleheads. Are there any other ones here exploring diversification?
Lizina Green
Appraisal
I was talking with a RE agent and found out that the quality of appraisers differ greatly and this an investor can skew the property value especially in up-and-coming market. Is there a way to assure the appraiser?