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Good afternoon all!Before I do my taxes, I have a unit in which one of the tenants (a college student, parent paying) prepaid their rent for the first 6 months of 2016 in late December. Should I claim the income based...
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I recently noticed a crack about 1mm or a little less all the way from the ceiling of my room to the floor. This is on the 2nd floor. The first and third floor do not show any signs of cracks.Is this just faulty drywa...
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I notice that transactional lenders seem to charge about $3,000 to provide very short-term funding to do a double close. Since transactional lenders typically require an end buyer to be in place, it seems to me that ...
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Hello BP, I am in the process of finalizing the AppFolio as the PM software for my in-house PM team (100 unit MFR) and wanted to hear any negatives from others who have implemented this software very recently (Ideally...
Any recommendations? Would like to track all properties individually as well as the entire portfolio. Do not need management software as I sub that aspect out. Just looking to analyze the performance of my real est...
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I think the following scenarios can happen:
1. When a notice is served in person (ie 5-day notice pay rent or quit, termination notice, ...), what can we do if the tenant refuses to sign and acknowledge?
2. If the not...
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Hi, I am looking for project and task management software that is free or very low cost, any recommendations?
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My partner and I are planning to start our LLC within the next 2 weeks. Is starting an LLC as easy as it sounds or are there special loop holes most web-sites don't tell you? Any recommendations on a pretty dry cut w...
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Hi everyone, I am new to BP and Real Estate investing so bear with me. Is it worth it to invest in a washer & dryer in a rental property as a way to increase NOI? My thoughts are it makes the property more desirab...
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I co-own a rental property with my Brother (purchased last year). He paid 100% of the expenses for the property this year, and also received 100% of the rental income. (This includes mortgage interest).Do I have to re...