Grant H.
First time doing rental property taxes. Need advice
I purchased my first duplex, out of state, over the summer and am now preparing to do my rental property taxes for the first time and have a few questions on deductions.Is the home inspection deductible?I initially ha...
Chan K.
BP - MySmartMoves - Missed Detecting an Eviction
Hi BPer, For those who have been using MySmartMoves service through BP. Do you have any issue? The MySmartMoves background check has been my go-to place for tenant screening. Unfortunately, my previous screening, the ...
Enver Perez
Houses 1940 and down
I am a new investor and i am in the middle of closing on my first house . I've been listening to the bigger pockets podcast and have read several blogs and I'm curious to know why most of the investors suggest to get...
Andrew Rinne
Landlord breach of contract in Northern California. How do we proceed?
Hello all,
My girlfriend is doing her Master's degree at San Jose State University in the Bay Area of Northern California.
She moved into a house where all the rooms are rented out to different students...
Craig Herring
Tax benefits of Land contract/Seller Financing
Hi everyone! I’m trying to become more verse in seller financing/land contracts and have a few questions on the benefits for the seller. I know seller financing is attractive for sellers for the fact that instead of ...
Justin R.
How to setup Quickbooks for Personal Rental Portfolio
I officially started using quickbooks to help organize my accounting. I wanted to share with you how I set it up, and was looking for feedback on how others may organize/account themselves.1. I added my business bank...
Shawn Parsh
Higher Power at work?
I'll try to keep this short, but I wanted to share how I came across a new property that I just signed a contract on. A neighbor of mine stopped by the house when he was driving by just to chat for a minute or two. D...
Vadim Babets
Unacceptable quality of painter contractor
Hello BP I’m building new construction house, hired painter bid was 15,800 and I buy all material, I paid him 8,000 when job was 80% complete, now I look and horrible quality, they did not putty nail holes on Millwork...
Dave Harlan
Picking a home inspector
Good afternoon everyone,I'm wonder what your opinions are on hiring a home inspector? Pros, cons, services they offer, price, etc. Basically what do i need to know about choosing one. Thank you all for your time and a...
Jack B.
Appreciation on single family homes vs multi family
I have read that MFH are valued via their cash flows, not the typical supply and demand that SFH are valued by. That said, I'm considering selling my portfolio of SFH to buy a huge apartment complex, a few million buc...