William C.
Sarasota FL: Buy/Hold or Sell
Long-time follower of the forum (and Podcast listener). First time poster on here. I would like to present my personal situation and get some opinions on how people would proceed (also why). See below and thank you in...
Owen Franks
Buying Foreign Real Estate via corporation - Will this be a PFIC?
Hi all,I’m a US Citizen but we are stationed in the UK. From a UK tax perspective it’s better (by far) to buy new rentals via a Limited Liability Company. But I’m concerned from a US tax perspective that owning a fore...
Alexander Hogarth
Non resident (Norway), foreign national buying property in the US
Preparing for my first investment in the US market - exciting! Trying to make sure I have everything lined up. Finance is sorted - but do I need a US tax number before closing? Or is that something I can fix after buy...
Brian Pleshek
TransUnion Smart Move
What is your opinion of Trans Union Smart Move credit and background check service? Has anyone used it? Do the reports give sufficient information to make a good decision?Do you collect the $35 from the tenant and r...
David S.
When is enough enough? FINAL THOUGHTS/UPDATE
Hi folks, your friendly BP socialist here! First off, thank you all for your responses and input! What a lively discussion!I wanted to close out my last thread with some heartfelt clarification which I had posted but ...
Hunter Gibson
Morby Mothod/ Seller Finance
Morby Method-I found a duplex that the seller is willing to do the morby method with me. <> Where you get the bank to lend you 70% and the seller gives you the 30% as a 2nd so you do not come out of pocket Does ...
Jarrod English
Newly finished basement suite; lease/rental questions
Hello,
I've finally taken my first step towards real estate investing and have a finished basement suite in my home. It has a separate kitchen and laundry. Now that the basement suite is done, I'm thinkin...
Teddy Johnson
Leaky Sink Charge on Statements
I'm always getting the sneaky leaky sink charge for under $200 on my properties. It seems like it is one of the most popular things that show up on under the radar every month. My question, it seems like it is alway...
Cameron Norfleet
Ethics & Discrimination…. A question of Right vs Right!!
Ok so I was having this debate with a local landlord and I’d like to hear your opinion…. You charge $25 for your application fee. You show the house to a nice couple and they want to apply but they don’t speak, read o...
Ihe O.
Would you pay more tax to help house the homeless?
Do you believe that we should be willing to pay more tax to help house the homeless?I'm going to ask again in a minute, but first am going to tell you about 2 of my properties.Rental 1.I've owned it for 4 years wit...