Stone Jin
I may have a haunted house, what to do?
My contractor called me yesterday on a house we own out of state and said "You should check to see if your lot used to be a cemetery, I think your house may be haunted".
A little background, we bought a house in Ja...
Nathan W.
Tax Implications of Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding has me really excited. The ability to invest small amounts of money in a lot of different deals is appealing.
Does anyone understand the tax implications of these deals? For example, I live in Te...
Nick J.
More Math and Some Updates on Brokerages
So I started looking for some brokerages to hang my license. I found a few that I originally thought were worth interviewing with. It turns out, their objective is very similar to a used car salesman.
I'm not too up...
Chavis Kendrick
First time landlord, does that decrease property value?
Good evening,
My wife and I are plan on buying a home and after two years we will be relocating. We plan on renting this property out in our absence using a property manager. With only a two year time frame should th...
Michael Plaks
Remember to send your 1099s by January 31!
The beginning of the year is a perfect opportunity to get even with all those contractors who worked for you during 2018: report them to the almighty IRS and make them pay taxes on the money they received from you. In...
Manpreet Kaur
Memphis invest versus other turnkey companies
Hello,
Has anyone invested with Memphis invest and how was the process? Also, what about other turnkey?
Thanks
Michael Douglas Christensen
Out of state investing
Hi BiggerPockets! I'm a newbie and am interested in learning more about out of state investing - specifically in Milwaukee. I currently live in Utah and the prices generally seem way too high to find anything that cou...
Jack B.
Tenant has unauthorized pets, but already moving out
TL;DR: do I charge them the non refundable pet fee of $400 in their final months rent or take it out of their deposit when they leave? They've been a problem tenant as of late...They rented from me for 3 years (yep, I...
Ardel ALegre
How do I find a Good General Contractor?
Hello. I am an out-of-state investor looking to do some medium-minor renovations on a house in Columbus, Ohio. I have a long list of recommended GCs, but not sure what to look for in a quality GC that won't overcharge...
Peter Stanford
Is there an advantage to using equity from my home to purchase an income property?
I have close to 450k of equity in my current home, we don't own it free and clear, just put down a very large cash down payment. I spoke with a lender yesterday and he suggested I open an equity line on my house an...