Kegan Scholl
Best market for first house hack to cash flow? FL, TX, AZ, UT, other?
20 January 2025 | 6 replies
Focus on areas with sustainable taxes and long-term rental demand, targeting groups like college students, young professionals, or travel nurses.
Desiree Rejeili
The BRRRR Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide to Building Wealth Through Real Estate Inve
24 January 2025 | 0 replies
It’s ideal for investors with some experience in real estate who are comfortable managing renovations and dealing with tenants.If you're a beginner, you might want to start with a simpler buy-and-hold strategy or partner with experienced investors who can guide you through the BRRRR process.
Allison Littman
"Church" Purchase Creative Financing
11 January 2025 | 7 replies
My tax professional is stating that I would need an appraisal to show the lot/structure are valued at $400k if I try to claim $200k as a donation.
Matthew Samson
Primary Residence Sale -- $1.65mm appreciation -- How to Minimize Capital Gains?
30 January 2025 | 24 replies
This can create deprecation needed to offset these gains, and we don't need to qualify for real estate professional to take advantage of it in this case here.
Jesse Valdez
HELP***Week to week tenant eviction
12 January 2025 | 28 replies
Most are traveling professionals needing an alternative to a thousand dollar a week hotels.
AJ Wong
Ten Real Estate and Economic impacts of the LA Wildfires
16 January 2025 | 4 replies
Regarding the payout inefficiencies, I remember the nightmare that some folks were experiencing with state unemployment benefits during Covid.
Muhammad Kashif
Best way to optimize taxes for new construction of investment property (for flip)
20 January 2025 | 3 replies
Readers should seek professional advice.
Enrique Toledo-Perez
Advice on getting started
26 January 2025 | 10 replies
The successful wholesalers are the ones that are direct with the seller and have done an analysis on the deal to show it can be a successful investment (always double check with your own)totally agree, I would add the don't act sketchy and present their available homes in a consistent/professional manner to buyers.
Michael Nguyen
Due on sales clause...Has anyone experienced this?
31 December 2024 | 2 replies
Hey community! So I am starting out in real estate. I am partnering up with a good friend of mine. We plan on creating an llc. However, from my research it seems as though getting financed for a property with an llc t...
Ken M.
Creative Financing and Some Things To Know
13 January 2025 | 1 reply
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.