Luxon Estiverne
what's a best platform to look for apartment/ multi unit deals ?
Hello I am new to real estate investing, I am on my second property which I live and the first one is currently rented out.I am interested in buying more and grow my real estate portfolio, however at what point can yo...
Mike Moran
SEP IRA - disregarded entity?
Good morning BP!I work full time and have a 401(k) through my employer. I also have an Roth IRA personally that I contribute to. However, I utilize a disregarded entity to own and manage several small apartment buil...
James Defazio
Tax guys please help! Capital gains question
We are going to use a tax professional this year for the first time and need some guidance. We bought a duplex in Spokane Washington in 2015 as our primary residence. We lived there for 10 months and then moved to Ohi...
Trevor Neis
Screeing College Tenants
Hello everyone,I was wondering if anyone has nay knowledge on finding good college students to rent to. It would be very unlikely that anyone would qualify when looking at credit score and income. Could I screen their...
Andre' Arceneaux
LLC for out of state rental(s) or no?
I have been researching a lot on the subject for at least a year now and the subject seems more split than I anticipated (the presumption was "yes"). I understand everyone's motives and objectives are different, even ...
Andrew Perkins
Tenant selection candidates
We just listed our first rental property and received lots of interest in it. We have narrowed it down to two candidates and I’m having trouble deciding which one is more qualified. This single family home is in a c...
Steve Smithy
1031 replacement property mortgage: conventional or commercial?
Do I need to use a commercial mortgage/note to buy a replacement property on a 1031 exchange?I sold a property, used a 1031 qualified intermediary to hold the funds, and now I want to buy the replacement property. I ...
Cali Skier
Will a tenant that is in eviction process show up on the report?
We are still a little green at this, and the last time we showed a house was 2 years ago. We had several prospective tenants see our sign or find us on zillow that were local and just wanted to get away from there la...
Jill Curran
newbie ?: does my new accountant know what she's talking about?
Newb question here. I read the BP posts and have been keeping track of the time I spend managing my two duplexes, both bought this year, because I read there was a tax reason to do so. When I recently met with an acco...
Chauncy Gray
VA loan for Four-plex
Hello,I am planning to obtain a loan through the VA and purchase a four-plex around the Chicagoland area. Has anyone used their VA loan for purchasing a four-plex? If you have, I would like to ask if you can share you...