Cynthia Ackley
Property Guardian vs Property Management Company
After many years of working in the property management and real estate sectors I am looking to get out of the management office and more into the field of providing a regular maintenance/property guardian service. The...
Oscar Zhang
First Property Purchase (Long Term Advice)
Hello BP Community! Newbie here looking for some advice and guidance for a first-time homeowner!The WHY: I'm hoping for this to be the foundational starting point for myself to escape the rat race along this journey a...
Dustin B.
Eviction Moratorium Question
Good Afternoon BP,
Have (an inherited) tenant behind on August's rent by $175. This tenant also did not pay for September's rent for $875. We sent out the 5 day right to cure on Thursday 9/3, so we would be looking t...
Ashley T.
STR tax deductions when there’s no rental income
We bought an STR this year but we were not able to rent it at all due to some repairs that took much longer than expected. Wondering what to expect come tax time. Will we not be able to write off any of these expenses...
Joe Boggin
umbrella insurance?
i have one rental property. i also have a new car and a primary residence where my wife and child sleep! should i purchase an umbrella policy with 1mil in liability coverage or purchase a stand alone policy that cov...
Jeffrey Kovnick
Commercial mortgage brokers
$8,500,0000 property; $3million down, 65% leverage (so $5.5 million loan). CBRE is my broker, they receive 2.5% buyers agent commission. I was told that they would help me through the loan process. So, today when spea...
Bryan Strain
Getting started Investing
Good afternoon everyone, just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to the community. My name is Bryan Strain, I am 31 years old and I am located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I’m very interested in becoming a re...
Ryan G.
Landlord ? for CA Rental with util included
I have a SFR with 2 units. There is only 1 meter for utilities at this property so utilities are included in the monthly rent. I have verbiage in the signed lease as follows:
Utilities – Reasonable utilities are in...
Kevin Gomes
Any STR/airbnb in the city of Oakland?
I am looking to purchase property in Oakland and considering what are my options to house hack. I have a few questions for anyone who is currently AirBnBing in Oakland. Noticed that there are a lot of listings even in...
Tim Silvers
ASBESTOS TESTING ISSUE
We wholesaled a small multi-family deal to one of our buyers. The property had a sewer line damage and an insurance claim that had since settled. Seller provided us with an asbestos report which showed that 6 samples ...