Karl B.
On the Sidelines Waiting? What Are Your Buying Parameters?
I know some BPers are buying now but like a lot of y'all, I'm stacking cash and am looking for deals (I haven't bought a property in roughly 11 months).
I wanted to get concrete as to what numbers I'm going to consi...
Anthony Sherman
Massachusetts Landlord - COVID-19 Letter to Tenants
Hi all,I recently sent a letter to our tenants based on advice from this forum. I spent a few hours curating a list of resources for tenants to leverage in times of financial distress with a focus on the current COVID...
Nicole D.
If you pay taxes on home can you obtain title?
I came across a home and the owner has been deceased for over 10'years. The property has been vacant since her death. I spoke with the neighbor, he notes that her son has no rights to the property. I'm not sure if she...
Jeff S.
Geithner talking, Greenspan too
Was listening to Geithner talking to some senators and he was saying he'd like to see renters fill all the vacant houses. To facilitate that he said he'd have to take over Fannie and Freddie. Hmmm, I was thinking this...
Anthony Therrien-Bernard
Does rent control work? Also heads up on
As the topic of rent control seems to be coming back to the Alberta news I figured I would share some of my thoughts on the topic. The idea of rent control is obviously very appealing to tenant that see this as a so...
John Morgan
Anyone ever get audited by the IRS?
Just curious if anyone has ever got red flagged or a random audit from the IRS for their rental investments. I haven’t yet, but wondered what that experience was like. I keep good records, but hope I never have to go ...
Louise Murray
Board fixed the election
2 years ago the HOA had 2 positions available. There were 3 candidates.
Each homeowner was allowed 1 vote only. So out of 1000 homes, 335 votes was needed to guarantee a position.
The last election there were 3 posi...
Jared Trindade
Real Estate Market in Sanford NC
NC at it's finest.
Sanford is a lovely little town situated in the heart of NC, supporting a population of just under 31,000 and employing about 13.3k people (-0.55% year over year).
Sanford's annual population gr...
Steve S.
Tax question on rental income
I'm trying to get a better understanding of how much of my rental profit I may be able to keep. If my AGI is $150,000 and my rental profit is $24,000 for the year, after paying the PITI and expenses, in a rough estim...
Wayne Raybuck
Section 8 help needed
I'm about to buy my first property. The property is currently rented under Section 8. What process should I follow for it to continue under Section 8? The property is located in Tennessee.