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Hello again BP community, I just recently started my first direct mail campaign and have been very eager to start.
Well about 30 minutes ago I got my first call from the sister of the owner of the property I sent ou...
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I have a tenant that I inherited with the purchase of a property that is leaving 4 months early from lease for training. She had been a good renter until pouring grease down the sink and causing $327 worth of pipe ...
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For those of you reading this is a bit of a rant/story, followed by a couple questions. Please let me know what I SHOULD have done in this situation, so I can know better in the future. Thank you for reading. Th...
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Spoke with my tax adviser. I was told that I can’t claim home office deduction as an investor.She mentioned that I can only do it if I were a realtor.
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So I signed Lease Option with this homeowner, but she still owes two payments for the burglar alarm company. I'm trying to get her to talk to the company but she's not very cooperative. Her phone doesn't work well eit...
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Hello all,A pine tree branch broke off and fell on the tenant trampoline in the back yard. The tree belongs to the house. It damaged the trampoline and the tenant is asking me to pay for a replacement. I offered t...
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So we have a vacation / second home in another state that we generally use about 1 week a month. I suggested to my wife that maybe it would be a good idea to rent a room out to accomplish two things, bring in a litt...
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Hi all - I am hoping someone can provide some guidance. I closed on a nearby property November 30th, allowing the previous owner to occupy the property until December 15th as she said she needed the money at closing t...
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Hey everyone. I lost my dad almost 2 years ago and my mother has never worked. When he passed she received 100K in life insurance money. She isn't real interested in doing flips so I mentioned to her about getting int...
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Hello, so I've been talking with my kids mom about purchasing a home, with the intent on passing it down to our children. I'm not sure if this is a thing that people do, but I figured that I would ask. Would we just...