Mike C.
File As "Real Estate Professional"? 1099?
Trying to decide how to file our 2018 taxes. Wife and I retired a couple years, except for the part about working all day, most days. We have a house that is and has been our residence for many years. We also have oth...
Dana Hagans
House Hacking to start out in the investment game
Living in Brooklyn, New York has been an amazing experience for me. I enjoy the diverse culture and being able to take advantage of all the city offers. Although I am not looking to invest into real estate in New York...
Alex Forest
The Golden age of [fill in the blank]
A little over a year ago in the fall of 2021, I remember thinking, and almost posted, "This is the Golden Age of cash out refis". The rates were ultra low in the high 2s (15 yr) to mid 3s, new house sales were expe...
Mike Johnson
Another newbie
Hi all,I am in a situation similar to others on the board but a bit different from most. I work overseas for a foreign company so my retirement is basically entirely in my hands. I doubt I will get much, if anything, ...
Cameron Riley
DISCUSSUON: BUYING RENTALS IN ARKANSAS!!! READ!!!
Just finished watching a VICE documentary on ARKANSAS. The topic was: Arkansas, “The Worst Place To Be A Tenant, Best place to be a landlord”- Arkansas, Landlords can do 10 day Evictions and Retain Their properties ba...
Bienes Raices
Holding Company LLC -- is this overkill?
My lawyer has mentioned a setup where a holding company LLC leases the property to a management company LLC. There would probably need to be multiple holding companies--propably one per property, but only one manageme...
Henry Clark
Self Storage- Cost Segregation Basics
Would prefer to write a post on how we cleared 8 to 12 inches of snow at 4 locations in 4 hours, but that's not going to happen. Have about 3 inches on the ground in the last 3 hours. The rest is supposed to fall thr...
Scott Preckwinkle
New to BP and beginning phases of become a real estate investor
Hello BP Community,I'm not exactly new to BP but haven't been very involved in the past. I recently upgraded to being a Pro Member because my wife and I have finally made the decision and commitment to becoming real e...
Brett Morris
Time to ditch rental property because of HOA?
I've owned a townhome for about 20 years. It has always been subject to HOA but recent issues have arisen that have caused fees to increase from $35/mo to $150/mo as well as random assessments popping up for maintenan...
Scott K.
VRBO customer issued chargeback, I won, they 're-issused' I lost?
Having a hell of a month. Had a very bad customer interaction where long story short, they demanded a refund, I refused.Few weeks pass, VRBO refuses to refund them. They go to their CC and issue a chargeback.Month pas...