Johnathan Kwon
Second investment: should I or shouldn't I
Hi everyone, I am strongly considering my second investment to be a VA loan for a multifamily home in or around Seattle. I've been approved for an 800K loan, which would put me at a 45% debt to income ratio. Zero down...
Kevin Taylor
First Direct Mail Marketing Done
Good evening BP Community! I just wanted to share that I just completed my first first step towards doing a direct mail marketing campaign for the Cincinnati market. I'm am brand new to direct mail marketing so I don'...
Lisa Montana
Online rent payments
Has anyone tried any of the online rent payment tools listed on this page: https://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/pay-rent-online-...What do you recommend in terms of low cost and security? Some people recommend Venmo.Goog...
Daniel Dietz
How to write off "Home Office/Showroom" Addition?
Hello All, I know there is a lot of talk about "The Home Office Tax Write Off". This is similar but different ;-)I am planning on building an addition on my home that would be a great room on the main floor, and ALSO ...
Eric S.
Real Estate Software/Website
Hi all, I'm biding my time until I have enough money to invest in my first property. In the mean time, I'm a software developer by trade so figured I'd try and see if there were any need for new software or websites. ...
Angela W.
Transfer on Death Deed (TODD) vs Lady Bird Deed (LBD).
This may not exactly be a post investors expect to find on this forum but I figured is something to consider when purchasing properties, whether it's your own home or issues that may arise when purchasing residential ...
Kevin Nerio
Single Family Home turned into Unpermitted Triplex
Hello all,
I'm currently in the process of purchasing a home. My sellers are going to pay off a hefty lien charge to the City due to doing unpermitted work on the house. It was a single-family home but they turned i...
Andrew Thomas Vedder
Tax deductions for real estate
Hi BP,I’m struggling to calculate the potential tax benefits for owning a real estate investment property. My research has shown that the following are the greatest available rental investment property tax write offs:...
Jeff Pancone
Property Condition Assessments
Hello all,
I do inspections with a PCA report included for multifamily companies in Austin, San Antonio, Corpus, and Midland, as well as the outlying areas inside Texas. My fee is based on unit count and accessibly a...
Luke Miller
Hiring employees (on site manager's)
Hi, I'm hoping to get some feedback on our current situation.We are working on signing a management contract with an apartment owner, who would like us to be the employer of the on site managers. We feel slightly unpr...