I have a potential tenant that would like to pay the entire years rent up front.  I have already screened tenant through an online service and was wondering why would tenant give me over 15k  instead of paying monthly...

Hey all,
Would love to hear everyone's advice on my current situation. I recently went under contract for a 4-unit multifamily property in Fresno, CA (C-Class neighborhood, 93726 AC for those familiar) for 385k with ...

I listed my rental on Zillow, Apartments.com, and Facebook marketplace. I recently got a call from an agent working for temporary housing. He wants to move in a family with 2 dogs to my house. He said the family has a...

I have a potential tenant who was evicted from her last home. I offered to rent to her on a month by month basis. Increased rent $50/mo from my regular rate, 2xrent security deposit and a co-signer. I also let her kno...

I have degrees in Accounting and understand it but have never used it in real estate nor have I used much Quickbooks. My husband flips houses and has about 5 going at any time. We just set up Quickbooks Online which I...

I found an accountant in 2017 after I started contracting (leaving my W2 job to work for myself). He was FANTASTIC: he spent hours on the phone with me and answered all my questions. I gave him 5 stars on Thumbtack. H...

I'm not sure if this is a "success story" or not, but I think I consider it my first successful move as a real estate investor.  It all started about 2 years ago when I decided I was going to buy a house.  For some re...

My wife just opened a self directed IRA account with Quest Trust Company. She was told by the attorney that Quest won’t allow her to be the manager of LLC. Attorney said that most other custodians allow that. I got gr...

What's up BP...first time posting.

I am a newbie to this site and I am obsessed!!

Quick background, I am an active agent in the Greater KC area, plus just started my investment portfolio last year after purchasing m...

I'm a strong believer that a house-hack is one of the first steps to wealth and financial freedom.However, this one rule is overlooked and constantly kills deals before they even happen:The self-sufficiency test. I ta...