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Mark Forest LLC controversy
10 May 2009 | 23 replies

The company entity issue continues to come up on this board as well as my landlord’s association. Here is a site that recommends against an LLC or corp.: http://www.johntreed.com/entity.html

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Nels Haugen Inheriting a San Jose, CA Home - Rent or Sell?
30 June 2022 | 8 replies

My grandfather passed in the last year, and he left two properties to my mother to inherit.  My mother is looking for me to manage the 'family decisions' when it comes to these properties. I've been learning a lot abo...

James Likis Tradeoffs: amending taxes with cost segregation & bonus depreciation
15 September 2023 | 13 replies

When filing our 2022 taxes, our CPA did not mention or encourage us to do a cost segregation study to capture bonus depreciation on the two properties my wife and I acquired in 2022. Our goal is to invest aggressively...

Ryan Dossey How far away will you self manage?
7 April 2015 | 31 replies

I have a property owned by a family member that is a 2% property. Triplex. Fully renovated and rented. Each unit rents at 525. 525×3= 1575I know all the other numbers and it would be a great addition to my portfolio. ...

Joe Kim My $8000 problem. Do agents really deserve $200+/hr
4 April 2017 | 94 replies

I have a problem with paying people by percentage rather than pay per hour.For example, nearly every single property manager charges a percentage of the rent 6% to 10% of the monthly rent for property management fees....

Maciej G. Tenant threatens to sue me for $20 000
15 September 2024 | 61 replies

Hello everyoneI am relatively new to being a landlord and today I had very unusual situation that I don't exactly know how to tackle.I own a 3 story building with poor attic insulation and during the summer the attic ...

Nick Louie Buyer Agent's Commission Fees
15 August 2021 | 60 replies

Hi BP Community,
I was wondering whether it's customary (in your respective communities) for a first-time home buyer to work with a buyer's agent and agree to exclusivity for 3 months and to pay the agent 2%. In this...

Keoni Manago Agent lying about property
25 January 2023 | 51 replies

Does anyone have experience with an agent lying about the state of utilities at a site unseen property. I am a first time investment property owner from Hawaii investing in North Carolina. I was told my HVAC and plumb...

Shawn Ziegaus Why do a lot of people say stay away from property managers
19 October 2019 | 69 replies

I am new to real estate investing. So please forgive any wording that is incorrect in this post. But, a lot of people I have talked to say to stay away from property managers and mange the properties yourself. Yet on ...

Luis Baumeier My tax advisor says I am defining my business wrongly.
9 November 2019 | 25 replies

I called my tax advisor to ask how to use my business credit card. She is my wife's aunt and is not a CPA, but has being preparing taxes for the whole family for years and for other people, including some LLCs. I was...