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Hey everyone,My name is Quentin Yip and I'm an Air Force Captain that's been in the D.C. area for about 8 months. I have rented since I graduated college and am looking to potentially purchase a home in a year or so....
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Hello from San Francisco!
I joined BiggerPockets to share my expertise in condominium management and property management. While my professional career has been in consumer credit underwriting and credit bure...
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Who is responsible for the cost of replacing the refrigerator damaged when the power was cut off to a rented condo.Our tenant reported that the power to her unit was cut off at an unsecured switch next to the meter wh...
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We just completed taxes for 2020 and with cost segregation study for one property we were able to write off $640k in depreciation for 2020. We paid $1.97M for this property and closed in 4th Qtr 2020. With our structu...
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Hello All,I picked up a property about a year and a half ago. I had a home inspection that missed some big structural issues. Repairs estimates are between 60k-100k. I’ve reached out to his liability insurance very e...
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Fellow investors,I expect this topic has been discussed ad nauseam on here but I thought I would share my tale of woe anyway to help others avoid making the same mistakes I did. In August of last year I came across a...
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I have learned a ton on BP and I completely agree with the notion of not paying the gurus to teach you stuff they may or may not be doing. However, is it ever a good idea to spend money on some training or to get acce...
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Hi all,
I need the brains trust together on this one. I am looking at a rental. The owner who inherited the house awhile back wasn't quite sure what to do, so she leased it at $500 a month, market is $1400-1500 a mo...
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I've talked to a homeowner who inherited a home from her mother, hasn't paid taxes since 2008, and doesn't want anything to do with property - no profit from sale at all, just wants out. Per the tax lawyer the taxes a...
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When looking for a DSCR lender, do you have to find one in the area you are looking to invest in, or does it make more sense to find a national provider? Looking to purchase a STR in North Myrtle Beach later this year...