Antonio Bodley
Should I care or leave that up to the end buyer?
Should I care about buying homes in awful condition and in poor locations as long as there is an end buyer that buys junk homes in poor areas? My thing is this. If someone buys and rehab a junker house in great condit...
Michael Slusher
BRRRR Strategy and seasoning requirements...
I wanted to add another question regarding BRRRR that I can't seem to find the answer to. I called 5 portfolio lenders and all of them say that there is 6-12 month seasoning requirement for re-finance to use After Re...
Benjamin Fishler
Question regarding ESA disclosed post-signing
We have a new situation here that we’d greatly appreciate input on from the BP community… but first, anyone know a good lawyer to have on-hand for questions like these/cost?
We screened out many, many tenants that ...
Jered Sturm
Tricky Tax question on sale of primary residence.
So I will begin by saying I have already spoke with my CPA regarding this. I am here for second opinions from other wise investors and CPAs. I purchased a home 9 months ago to live in with my wife. Shortly after I bou...
Igor Balakhnin
Do you pay capitol gains tax on owner occupied duplex at sale?
Hi,as far i was aware this whole time when you owner occupy your duplex one side and rent the other for 2yrs and you sell it within 5yr period there is no capitol gains tax. Is that statement true? I'm getting a lot o...
Jake Moran
How to structure a flipping partnership with a contractor?
I met a contractor who did some work on my personal house, and when found out he does a flip from time to time, we agreed to work together. The roles would be:I would put in some cash and do all the work aside from th...
Sam Leon
Tenant accommodation during invasive repairs
So I have a rather tricky situation that I need to resolve at a rental condo. I own one of the units out of a total of eight in the building.There is a copper drain pipe leak inside the common wall between my unit an...
David C.
Spontaneous Leaks in Copper Pipes
This has now happened 3 times in my primary residence.
I find a puddle on my basement floor, look up and a copper pipe is dripping very slowly from the middle of a length of pipe, its not at a joint, and the...
Mindy Jensen
Notice Anything New About BiggerPockets?
Does the upper left corner of the site look a little different? Actually, the WHOLE top looks different. Welcome to the NEW look of BiggerPockets. We have a NEW logo, a NEW navigation bar, and a NEW Footer. We've clea...
Kimberly H.
Basic Cook County Housing Voucher question
To those who rent in Cook County,Just got an application from someone I am told has a housing voucher (by the real estate agent representing applicant).Aren't I supposed to actually receive a copy of the housing vouch...