My fiancé and I have decided that we eventually want to own our own home within the next 5 years. I know the whole a home is not an asset argument, and I agree. But it would be better for our particular situation. Whe...
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Seeking the services of a CPA for the first time to prepare and file individual returns. I have multi-state residency and income in 2017 (Delaware and Maryland) in addition to a new rental property (Located in Maryla...
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There is a property in Columbus that I am interested in, but I can’t figure out why the taxes are so high. For example, I am currently in contract on a $280k duplex in the city and the taxes are around $4.5k a year. T...
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Hello everyone, Thank you for looking this over. I've found a 3/2/2 in the killeen TX area that doesn't need much in repair. Paint insideFrig / stove/ dishwasherI've padded the repairs in case something comes up.I use...
I had two tenants from two different units and I live in the third unit.Both the tenants developed great friendship among themselves and ocassionsly used to party around. I liked their camaraderie, what more can I exp...
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Hello BP,Hope you're all having a wonderful start to your new years. In this new year, I plan on obtaining more listings.When I first got my license several years back, I believe I was using Mojo and would dial out ho...
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I have a tenant who is already late on his payments but he was smoking in the property and caused a fire. The total damage is close to 5k. The property manager informed me 3 days late and said that he doesn't have ren...
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How can one make an illegal unit, legal? Has anyone gone through the process? Looking to buy a house in Sacramento that has 600 sq feet of illegal added additions. They look professionally done -- match the existing h...
I have a 3 family under contract in central, MA. This is an off-market deal. The property has been in the same family for 30+ years and has been well maintained. The owner built a 1 bed apartment in the basement ne...
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Hey everyone, I'm looking to purchase a 4 unit property. I have an LLC set up and was approved a commercial loan with the following terms:- 20% down- 5.25%- 20 year ammortization- 3 year fixed at 5.25% and then I have...