How does one determine what qualifies as "normal wear and tear" with regard to carpet?  I had a tenant just move out after a 12 month lease and, while the carpets (in bedrooms) were not brand new and had a couple of s...

Hello everyone. My name is Redion. I currently own a carpet cleaning business in New York City and am currently educating myself about real estate investing. My family currently owns a home and we have build some equi...

In this day and age anybody and everybody knows how hard it is to find good deals. With that being said is the MLS still a good place to find them with all the competition there is? if offering the 80% rule on rentals...

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.This is my current house that I live in. I'm trying to figure out how to manipulate the n...

Quick question to my friends of Biggerpockets , how to get rid of cigarette smell in your unit?? Any suggestions?? DIY?

I'm moving to a new primary residence and turning my original residence into a rental. Can I deduct my moving expenses on next year's tax? The movers would be clearing out the old residents (my family) and prepping th...

Hey guys,My three roommates and I live in a student-oriented housing development. After a quarterly inspection, we received an email that our carpet might need to be replaced because of damage, and that we would be fo...

My husband and I have been doing some homework regarding buying a potential investment property around Austin. For those of you that have SFH rentals I’m curious how you distinguish your rental from other similar home...

Reasonable wear and tear seems subjective. I have a bachelor military tenant, whom was negligent and never cleaned. The toilet had dark brown stains. The formica counter drawer corners were chipped off and full of wat...

I'm looking for the most effective strategy on determine renter costs owed upon move out :On top of that I would like advice on my current move out situation :Renter put his 30 day notice in Sep 1st so we started show...