When you start utilities on the properties just purchased for STR purpose under an individual name but will be transferred to an LLC soon, is that better to wait the LLC to be done first then start the services, or turn them on as soon as possible to reduce the downtime to get ready and change the ownership to an LLC for the utility companies?

Quote from @Chris Watson: Do you use AI for auto response messaging? 

Three questions: 
Say I'm living in my quadplex and I buy washers and dryers for all four units. Am I only able to write off 3 of those new washers and dryers because one is going to my primary residence? 
Say I'm b...

.- Tenants are great at denying responsibility and claiming owner should have fixed the leak faster.

Quote from @Lars Hartvig Kristiansen: I have recently bought my first two properties in MI and have been fortunate enough to have found a team that, while largely separate individuals they all know each other and work together.

Do you have one lease for all tenants, or individual leases for each tenant?   

Raymond,I am writing in response to your June 17, 2025 email, in which you allege that a comment I made on the BiggerPockets forum is defamatory and demand its retraction under threat of legal action.To clarify, my comment — that your business “seems to be a Ponzi type situation” — was a statement of opinion, protected under both U.S. and Canadian law, and based on publicly available information, personal experience, and, importantly, your own documented statements.

@Denise Supplee and @Arman Ahmed gave good advice on leasing w cosigners, and making the leases individually/severally.Keep in mind:  there are two separate and distinct types of student housing tenants: undergrad and post graduate.What I've found over the years: If you want to deal with adolescent, underage, first-away-from-home students, be prepared for more hand-holding and maintenance issues. 

My experience over 48 years investing in real estate 20% of foreclosures result of circumstances beyond debtors control80% of foreclosures result of poor decision making, inability to manage life/money, etc (self inflicted).It can be argued that our education system shares responsibility for the latter.

Sometimes, they even post a thank you, but don't VOTE for your response:(You guys all see the User Stats to the left of every post & response for each member?