Are there strategies for finding good deals in high-cost areas like the Bay Area?

There are a few different strategies you can start with.

Im reaching out to hear your stories and strategies of how you found deals when you were fresh to real estate investing for buy and hold properties.

Property taxes are one of those expenses that investors can’t avoid, but I’m curious how different people plan around them.
Some investors I’ve spoken with simply assume taxes will increase every year and build that ...

Needs extreme care.Combining strategies – Stacking entities + SDIRA usually adds complexity faster than it saves tax.This is less about “tax tricks” and more about correctly classifying the deal (inventory vs investment).

Hi, new landlord question: a self-employed painter applied to one of my properties. He submitted business bank statements, and they have several deposits every month, but about half of them made by ATM and the other h...

Hi everyone,
I am getting very close to closing on my first house hack in Tampa, FL. It's a 4 bed / 2 bath SFH in South Tampa, and I will renting by the room. One thing that I have been stressing over a is bookkeeping...

Check the temperature setting on the hot water tank. 

Serious question for seasoned investors:
If you had a deal at ~70% of ARV with $80–100k rehab in today’s NC market…
Would you still flip it?
Or are you pivoting those into BRRRR / creative / mid-term rental plays?
...

Chicago's heat ordinance requires a minimum daytime temperature of 68F, nighttime 66F, and may God have mercy on your soul should that not be met.That means you are installing electric baseboard heat as a down and dirty solution (eliminates need for third gas meter, too, as stove can be electric).