
18 February 2025 | 16 replies
It was mostly due to my day job income and low cost of living over a long period of time; however, real estate accounts for about 50% of our income through a small portfolio of short, mid, and long term rentals.

16 January 2025 | 10 replies
I rent to one couple or small family for the full rental period - no less than 2 months and no more than 3 months.

22 January 2025 | 10 replies
.- Over a 10 year period cashflow will increase as rents increase (rents typically rise faster than property taxes, insurance, etc.)- The property should be appreciating, if purchased in a good location, increasing the owner's equity/wealth.- Rents will be paying the mortgage off, increasing the owner's equity/wealth.- If you hold a rental until death, you can pass it on with a stepped-up cost basis, limiting captial gains if then sold (limited by inheritance tax limitations).Too many newbies on this site trying to replace their day job income via "passive" real estate investing w/o digging deep enough to understand how it really works.

16 January 2025 | 2 replies
My draw down period is ten years of interest only payments then twenty years principal plus interest after that.

17 January 2025 | 2 replies
Although the study may increase the gain, the gain may be taxed at a much lower rate making it a beneficial investment.If a property is purchased with the intention to flip or own for a short period of time (less than 3 years), a cost segregation study may not be significant.Overall, as long as you intend to hold the investment property for greater than a year, the benefits of a cost segregation study should be considered.

16 January 2025 | 7 replies
Keep in mind that they can increase that period if they get complains from the community, so make sure you're in good relationship with your neighbors.

18 January 2025 | 1 reply
For the 10 year period spanning December 2014-2024, single-family prices in Austin nearly doubled, yielding an annualized appreciation rate of ~9.4% in that period.With inflation close to its 2% target and an uptick in the labor market, The Federal Reserve may be taking a break from rate cuts.

18 January 2025 | 12 replies
How do you think the 2 relatives will feel about having their rent raised or being required to pay rent period?

23 January 2025 | 7 replies
The other thing to note is that the IRS only lets you have a 401K loan balance of up to $50K over a 365 day period.

21 January 2025 | 27 replies
I've seen many landlords that get lucky with good renters for a long period of time, then everything falls apart when they have to deal with real difficulty.I looked up your property on Google Maps, and the street view looks bad.