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Hello Everyone!I have been looking for my first house with an end goal to house hack (because of the lower down-payment) and have positive projected cash flow. I came across the following 4/3 & 1/1 duplex in Nort...
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Hey everybody! We have a rental house in the Greenville, SC area and have had great track record with tenants this far, over the last five years. No major issues or damage. We are careful and we are fortunate.That sai...
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I plan to purchase my first rental property in North Dallas in the Spring of 2022 (April-May). I plan to house hack a single family home in a growing area/neighborhood in the town of Plano or Richardson. I have one pr...
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I have a SFH that I would like to place into a trust. How would I go about that? Do I have to reach out to a lawyer or something? Or what kind of professional would handle that?
Any recommendations on who to reach ou...
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I sold a house with owner financing. Buyer put a down payment.I am carrying a note for the balance which buyer is making monthly payments. How would you record the journal entries for this type of transaction in cas...
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Hi BP community! I closed my first investment property, an off market private sale on the house next door, and have about 200k in equity. My local bank lender tells me that I can't tap into the equity for 12 months...
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I'm curious who has done this successfully in the past and can offer tips on the Do's and Do Not's so that both sides win. I've heard a couple times that someone has had provided the sweat equity with their partner j...
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I believe that Tenants have the right to keep and bear arms. Is it appropriate as a landlord to mandate that a tenant have insurance such as LawShield, USCCA or AOR and to provide proof of such?
I'm using five minutes of my daily wind down to vent a little bit.We own a 3 bedroom 1.5 bath SFR in Monroe, WA that had the same tenant for the past 5 years. I'm hustling to get it ready for March 1st and have alrea...
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The dishwasher in one of my rental unit stopped draining. $80 later the repair man told me it was due food getting stuck in the drain that was missed by the filter. I paid for the repair.
The repair got me th...