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This post is for the STR investors who are looking to take advantage of the STR tax loophole which allows you to write off paper losses against your active income. There is some confusion about material participation ...
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I purchased a property in Western New York that includes a small 1,200 sq. ft. local Post Office. The post office has been at this location for 80 years and all of the residents need to pick up their mail from the Po...
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@Samantha ReevesHi Samantha,I have read some of your post explaining VA Entitlement and you have done a great job clarifying some of the quirks that go along with VA loans. I do have some additional questions if you ...
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Property owners in Florida have faced significant challenges with squatters unlawfully occupying their properties. To address these issues, the Florida state legislature proposed a bill during the 2024 legislative ses...
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Hi all, I’m looking to negotiate a deal thats a mix of seller financing and conventional lending. What are some pros that I can highlight from the seller’s perspective.
Here are a few that I’ve come up with:
1) mont...
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Happy New Year! What app is everyone using to track receipts for each property? Can you separate these receipts by each property? Thanks in advance
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Hi BP,So I had thought about even before I looked at REI, I know its not new but what are your thoughts on beach mobile home rentals? Living in Maryland there is plenty of beach towns withing 2 1/2 hour drive for most...
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Wanted to see what everyone thought about this. What is a healthy and ideal vacancy rate? There's a fine line between too low and uncomfortably high; if it's too low, you're more than likely leasing for under-market a...
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We know baby boomers are retiring, they want beach front and golf course locations with little maintenance and ranch style one story living. That is the sterotype at least.
The new wave of "boomers" born between 1977...
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Current tenants rent our property (detached town home, 4b2b) for one year and want to extend leasing agreement recently. I connected my previous neighbors on how the tenants are behaving in the past year, and heard th...