However, I don’t really want to sell to an investor, though I would avoid all the fix costs and all of the maintenance (termite contract, lawn fertilization, a/c maintenance contract) + taxes and insurance for the next 14 months.

General advice is to avoid Quicken and Wells Fargo, Quicken is overpriced with fees and Wells Fargo has ethics issues.

I would love any advice/warnings of how to recognize and avoid scam money lenders.

There is no way to avoid paying taxes, unless it is Roth IRA or Roth 401k. 

As of today it is rented out and up for sale for $53,500.00 with photo's using this lot (the houses yard) as a selling point.https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/404-SE-12th-Ter-Gainesville-FL-32641/42734496_zpid/Then this morning my Mother was served paper that the vacant lot will be auctioned off in October and because she is a Trustee of my Grandfathers Estate and my Grandfather was the last to own the land, his estate can purchase the land for Taxes which is $4,000.00 before the auction.I'm wondering if there's an opportunity here but at first glance it looks like a mess that's best avoided.

Friend of mine has been offered a portfolio of properties, 4 buildings, 3 of which have commercial units downstars, 25 total doors, appraised value $3.5M. Borrower can buy it for approximately $2.5M.  Except the borro...

We've made great profits on purchasing properties in speculative areas, but if the person who will be responsible for collecting past due rent on your team is afraid to get out of the car in a certain neighborhood, you might want to avoid it.

Hi everyone,My name is Mahmoud and I am new to Bakersfield. I am interested in purchasing a rental property, particularly either a single family home in the low 100s, or a duplex in the low 200s. But, I am not sure ab...

This means the profit is taxed as ordinary income (not capital gain) and subject to self-employment tax.If, however, you're portfolio shows a history of rentals, you intended to get into this property as a rental but ultimately decided to sell for whatever reason, and this "flip" is not a regular occurrence, you may be able to avoid classifying it as a flip subject to ordinary income and SE tax.Definitely make sure to speak to your CPA to get specific advice on your personal situation.

It always surprises me that the same folks would avoid buying Class D MF properties but somehow cater to the same demographic when it comes to MH parks.