Lucy Bennet
lower my capital gains tax by raising my own realtor commissions?
I'll be selling my own investment property for $245k. I'm the agent representing both sides. My capital gains will be about $150k.I'm thinking about raising my realtor fees (ie 10%-20%) in order to lower my capital ga...
AJ Singh
Newbie recently moved to Beaverton, OR
Hi BP community!My name is AJ Singh and I'm a newbie trying to get started on my first investment. I lived my entire life in AZ, but moved to OR 2 months ago and recently became passionate about investing in real esta...
Daniella Spears
Tenant running barber shop out of home
Hello,I just found out my tenant is running his own barber shop out of my home. I don’t really have a problem with it as I don’t pay the utilities, I just want to make sure it doesn’t open me up to a lawsuit of any k...
Mamata Sharma
Newbie need help -Terminate buyer Agent
I am from Houston and new investor. We recently liked a house and put offer under brand new LLC. The offer didn't get accepted but then i realized later that my real Estate agent made me sign contract with her for a y...
Heston Vaughan
Comp price adjustment help
I have been look at this D class property that needs a lot of work and was trying to find the avr. Comps in the area are pretty scarce, so I did my best and found these 2. Based on what I have here what would you say ...
Pandu Chimata
Regular depreciation for Short Term Rental properties
Hello tax experts, I have specific question on filing taxes for Short term rental property (30 days or less). I am not talking about bonus depreciation here. My question - my CPA used to account for depreciation until...
Christopher Sarmiento
Tax planning question
While I wait for my Tax lady to respond to my email I wanted to post my question in the BP forums to see if I'm thinking things through correctly. I own a Duplex in Florida that I'm going to sell and it is my primary....
Chuck Balazs Jr
Getting started in Ohio (Northeast, Cleveland/Akron areas)
Hello Everyone, my name is Chuck Balazs and I'm a licensed agent/Realtor working in the Northeast region between Cleveland and Akron. I left a 25+ year career in IT to get into real estate, and while I'm doing ok (on...
Richard Fisher
Does anyone have a good Operating Agreement that can be shared?
Hello I’m kind of new here and already have a question. I have a partner who was a very good friend. We form an S Corp back in 1995 and started investigating in a few residential rental properties. Long story short we...
Aaron Watkins
New Member from Baltimore
Hello! I’m Aaron from Pasadena, MD. I’m in the beginning phases of my real estate journey. I’m 30 years old, working a full time job doing HVAC while learning and networking about all things real estate related. My cu...