I am moving to Hawaii and considering purchasing a property for the time that I will be there (2-4 years/military). After doing research, and speaking with local realtors, it came to the conclusion that the property w...

How do you discourage tag-along boyfriend occupants?I almost rented a place out to a young woman but it ultimately did not work out.However as it fell through I recognized that she had fully intended for a boyfriend t...

I'm really new to RE investing. I graduated college three years ago but haven't bought a home yet, still living at an apartment. I want to get into RE investing, but don't know if I should buy my first home for mys...

I need to lower my rental income for this year due to some other income coming in.I know I can prepay certain expenses at the end of the year since I do cash based accounting. Now I am wondering if would work to have ...

Hello fellow BPers.  I have been a long time reader of these forums and have picked up a tremendous base of knowledge from you, my colleagues, on this forum.  I am mostly a passive investor, and so have not had a real...

Hi everyone! I have a family member who inherited a portfolio of houses in the bay area. They are all located in the southern peninsula within 1 neighborhood. This is great! The not great is that they are rented for a...

PETSThe current lease does not include pets however, if desired, the lease can be amended to include 2 small pets. We realize that many families like / desire pets however, all pets do impose a significant amount of w...

My client, let's call him Paul, was not happy to owe the IRS $100k - the tax penalty of having a successful flipping/wholesaling operation. So, based on his buddy's advice (sounds familiar?), he ordered a cost segrega...

I'm referring to tenants as the previous owner. There is no lease.
We purchased a foreclosure, gave 3 day notice, then served unlawful detainer. Waited the 5 days with no response from tenant. Received the writ of po...

I have 4 long term rentals in another state.  I have a decent property manager.  I am interested in converting them to short terms buy my manager has no experience with this, although they are “interested” in getting ...