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Imdad Rahman Section 8 Courses
26 January 2026 | 19 replies
I'm curious to know if anyone has enrolled in courses offered by individuals like Tom Cruz or Section8Karim.
Account Closed STAY AWAY FROM McMann Capital
26 January 2026 | 9 replies
McMann Capital was never assocated with the individuals named in this thread so these broad claims are without substanstation or any proof of financial misconduct. 
Oliver Cordova Cost segregation/ real estate professional status
31 January 2026 | 9 replies
You can qualify for this by:Having tenants for 7 days or less at a time.Materially participate, typically with the test: You participated in the activity for more than 100 hours during the tax year, and you participated at least as much as any other individual (including individuals who didn’t own any interest in the activity) for the year.Here's a helpful article that covers material participation and other options if you don't have REPS https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1198185-how-c...
James Jones How We Use QuickBooks and Buildium Together Without Losing Our Sanity
8 February 2026 | 1 reply
Rent hits Buildium first, then gets summarized in QuickBooks.We don’t post individual tenant rent entries into QuickBooks.Instead, we post summarized monthly rent totals by property or LLC.This keeps QuickBooks clean and usable.4.
Pamela M. Nightmare tenant basement lease
11 February 2026 | 2 replies
How do I get this individual out of my house.
James R. Is Anyone Else Seeing This in Their STR Area?
1 February 2026 | 6 replies
This was in spite of the originator (Socialist Sean Eli Rivera) seeing that it was not going to pass as proposed and amending it on the fly to exclude individual STR operators it failed 3-2.  
Ken M. Creative Financing and Some Things To Know
2 February 2026 | 3 replies
My humble advice to anyone attempting to do creative finance is:Creative finance is for experienced investors who have access to capital if anything goes wrong.Learn the lawsDon't use a contract "off the internet", laws vary by state and are also regulated on a federal levelLearn the financing techniques correctlyDon’t skip parts of the processDon’t ever do a “kitchen table” closingUse the proper deedAn attorney can help you with the legal work, but the rest you are on your ownYour guru will not bail you out“Investing” in someone else’s deal by providing a small 2nd loan so the “investor” can pay for “cash to the seller” and for “closing costs” so he can do the deal is a very bad planKnow what problems can ariseLearn the responses and solutions to problems before they are neededKnow everything there is to know about Title and what that meansKnow who a "protected class" individual isLearn the "back doors"Learn human natureUnderstand timelinesUnderstand regulation enforcement (some of these "mistakes" have a 10 year statue of limitations ( they can charge you 10 years AFTER you do the transaction) and carry hefty fines and possible imprisonmentThe court doesn't accept "I didn't know" for an answer"Know that the source of the lead plays a serious role in some states and federallyKnow how much of a "profit" pushes the boundaries to invite an investigationYou can be sued by the seller if you don’t do things correctlyYou are automatically at fault if an investigator or attorney or regulator gets involved.
Jean Scarphens Codio Real estate investor groups worth joining?
2 February 2026 | 1 reply
These platforms are excellent for meeting like-minded individuals who are passionate about real estate.
Jason Dillard Cost Segregation
10 February 2026 | 28 replies
Cost seg is simply the art and science of teasing out the individual depreciable components of a multi-component asset.
R Miyaki AltAssets & SDIRA Weekly Week of January 19 - 25, 2026
30 January 2026 | 1 reply
Why it matters for SDIRA holders:Safe harbor rollover explanations help administrators communicate eligible rollover distribution rights for individuals exiting employer plans.