Dorraine S.
Newbie Property Manager from LaGrange, Georgia
Hello, all. I've worked as a court reporter for the past seven years, but being that I live in what I call "Podunkville," small-town living, there is not enough court reporting work available in my neck of the woods ...
Diane Stinebaugh
time to kick them out. Am I right or am I wrong?
Hi everybody! I'm a newbie. bought my first house in February and had it rented May 1st. Late July my tenant sent me a text with a sob story about a fraudulent check he deposited, he wouldn't have the rent on the ...
Minna Reid
Dumb question about carrying the second
Ok - I just dont get it...If a seller carries the second, does that mean he is actually taking out a mortgage for like 20% so that you pay only 80? Or that he's cashing out 20% and giving it to you, or what?
Is it som...
Matt R.
Independence, Missouri proposes mandatory rental inspections
Hello, all!The city of Independence, Missouri (a large suburb on the east side of Kansas City) is proposing mandatory inspections for rental properties. The landlord would be required to hire an inspector, at the lan...
Walker Hinshaw
Approached by a PM to turn my SFH into a Sober Living Rental: Any experiences?
I am looking for feedback from anyone who has actually rented out a property to a Sober Living company. What was your experience like? What were the pros? What were the cons?
While attempting to rent out a newly purc...
Tony C.
Filing a 1065 Partnership return Husband/Wife vs Schedule E
We (husband and wife filing jointly) are looking for a CPA. While interviewing CPAs to file our 2012 taxes we are trying to determine if we should file a partnership return or listed all of our properties on our ...
Elizabeth O.
Selling a rental property owned less than a year
Hi! I'm a new member trying to decide whether to sell a rental property and would appreciate any opinions.
The property is a SFR in San Francisco. It has 2/1 upstairs in the main house and 2/1 downstairs as a...
Jilliene H.
Syndications
Interested in learning from the Bigger Pockets community if people are doing a lot of syndicated deals? If so, what asset classes are you investing in? Are you seeing good returns through syndications?
Any common p...
Todd Powell
Anyone hearing the "therapy animal" workaround for "pets?" I am !
I have owned and operated properties since 2007, and have always had a NO smoking and NO pets policy. As of late, I am getting a lot of requests for needing a "service animal" or "therapy animal". I don't know if this...
Amy Zemser
Brian Page's Airbnb formula
I was wondering if anyone has tried or heard of Brian's Page's Airbnb formula for signing leases on rental units and then using the apartments as a full-time Airbnb model. I've been an Airbnb host for some time, and I...