Good morning. I need a little advice. I currently own my home in the Lithonia, GA area. I got married and im moving back to CA. I need to rent my house out but thinking about going the untraditional route ie Airbnb, P...

Hello Everyone,Currently, I am experiencing my longest vacancy yet. It's the middle of winter in a cold climate, so I understand not many people are moving. However, I don't find the long vacancy particularly enjoyabl...

I had a tenant move in a couple months back and seemed like a good tenant.  Didn't have an issue supplying the deposit and 1st months rent of 1,700 each.  However, for rent due on the 1st of May they were not only lat...

I recently engaged in a negotiation to buy a portfolio of rental apartments from a seller whom just inherited these properties from her late father. The properties were off market. I contacted her to discuss if she mi...

I have scoured the BP blog and internet and have not been able to find a clear answer to a few questions I have regarding Debt to Income ratio, so what better place to ask than here! So here it goes!1) I have had a re...

I will be closing on a Duplex in the next 2 weeks. The township won't give a CO as many plugs are painted. I told the owner that I will try to come up with a solution short of replacing the perfectly good outlets.Has ...

I have a house up for sale right now, its a nice house built in 2001, 3200 sq ft, a former builder's model so it was built with a lot of little "extras" you don't see on every newer house like tray ceilings, inset col...

I have read from several sources that RE investors MUST use the cash accounting method. Our CPA says this is not true. If the state is important, we are in SC. Can anyone confirm this one way or another? To give i...

Hello everyone,I am a new investor in the Kansas City area.  I am currently working to find the money to fund future deals.  I found a company called Seed Capital and they referred me to Black Onyx Lending to get a li...

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I'm a new investor in my 20's, getting ready to file my first year of owning a Duplex - renting half and living in the other half. My questions surround how to structure my taxes of course. I've always fil...