I am about to pull the trigger on a condo in Pasadena, CA and upon digging into the financials of the HOA discovered that they are funded at about 30% of what the third party HOA analysis firm would consider a full re...

@Michael LeYes generally one can invest in real estate alongside her own IRA as long it is processed as a tenants-in-common transaction, for example.   

These would be 30 year fixed loans so no rate/term restructure after a 5 year window.These are the two most common forms of loans for investment properties that you will have access to.

I am not (currently) interested in flipping, wholesaling, or investing out of state.At this point I'm primarily interested in owner-occupied multi-family properties in the Arlington/Belmont area, as well as potential investment opportunities in East Boston/Chelsea.Please don't hesitate to reach out or introduce yourself if we share some common interests!

It is a common fee charged by almost all brokerages.....the client either pays it, or the agent pays it out of their commission.  

Would be nice to meet your girlfriend as well, Im sure we would have a lot in common and could share some design ideas!

Two common ones: 1) Find a mentor to work with to show you the ropes.  2)Link up with a strong real estate broker that specializes in working with investors, preferably someone that does his own deals as well.  

All:Can anyone please let me know whether or not I will personally incur capital gain taxes when my tenants in common partner sells his 50% interest of two properties we co-own?

@Mike Biewer you have a pretty common termination clause for our market area.

Are you accounting for things like water/sewer, garbage, electricity for common areas, landscaping, etc, in actual numbers or just using a percentage of rent or are you just adding a certain amount for the incidentals?