Hi BP'ers,We are finishing up a flip and expanded the master closet to give it more room. Has anyone used or seen some good lower cost options for making the closet nice, without going the California Closet route? Tha...

@Roy N. and other brilliant BP'erAre we at the point where we can operate a staff-less rental store?Can I place a smart tag on a vacuum cleaner that's kept in an apartment building's 1st floor laundry room, allow tena...

We've noticed a very strong increase in out of state investor interest in Oregon motivated by Oregon 1031X Exchange transactions and wanted to share some insight into alternative income producing asset classes that ar...

Florida landlords, do you read the Florida Statutes the same way as me with regard to tenant personal property-I found under the residential section of the statute you can include the following verbiage in your lease ...

I was reading about and researching this over and over again, books, IRS pubs, here, elsewhere. I cannot get a conclusive answer even in forums with seasoned CPAs debating this topic.

That much is clear:
- If you hav...

I am looking for advice on how best to track and structure my expenses to get the most tax benefits.  Currently my wife and I own two properties in the Cincinnati OH area and have just completed the renovation of our ...

I was the winning bidder in a foreclosure sale on a property in Connecticut and will close next week. I have learned from the neighbors that nobody is living in the property for the past 2 years. After closing, I plan...

I have an opportunity to buy a small self storage unit but may have an issue with financing.  The seller stated several other people have gone to the bank and been turned down because the property appraises for less t...

Hi, I have tenants in the property already.  I made it so that the lease is not automatically renewable.  The current lease goes until October 2017, not a disappointment, but i do know that are ways to improve because...

In August we closed on an 8 unit property and inherited the tenant base. Most of these tenants would have never passed our screening process and we intended to proceed with non-renewals as leases expired. C property i...