How do you break down your property expenses in to categories? For instance, Repairs, Bank Fees, Utilities, etc. I'm looking to improve the chart of accounts that I use to give the property owners I manage for a ...

How are you guys marketing to find private individuals that are simply looking for a good return on their money?I know of a couple local fix and flip companies that are using money from private individuals to fund the...

I had an unfortunate experience with our buyer's agent in OH recently.  The agent walked away from me and the deal when I asked him to include time limits in an offer, as well as a price breakdown to establish depreci...

For years, I've been wanting to buy a certain house in my neighborhood. It would be owner occupied (my family). It's available as REO. I come from a family of RE agents who all said I was wasting my time calling &...

I have a group 401K plan at my W-2 employer. I have an unexpected opportunity to transfer funds out of 401K plan while I'm still employed. Yeah! I'd like to transfer funds to a self directed retirement plan and in...

Hello BiggerPockets world, I am from Cincinnati Ohio and am currently taking my courses to become a real estate agent. I was wondering if I could get some insight from all of you very smart investors about what you sp...

I've invested in a couple large syndicated deals, but recently had one referred to me by a friend. It's a luxury boutique hotel in the wine country. The deal structure has some subtle, or maybe not-so-subtle, differen...

Greetings,Newbie Dyryl Burnett here! I'm strongly desiring to do my first deal as a owner occupied "buy and hold" in Chicago, IL. I know the value and understand the needs for "comps" for a certain block or neighborho...

As I’m preparing my taxes on turbo tax again this year for my 10 SFRs, I was curious to hear what people’s experiences have been with the IRS on an audit. Chime in if you’ve ever had one for real estate investments an...

Need advise - We found a house we were interested in as a primary residence purchased via conventional loan. The prior owners filed bankruptcy and offers are being reviewed by a lawyer. The house is on the market well...