Hi All,
Interested in learning how people go about finding a partner in real estate / team up in starting portfolios together. This may be old news or something others may be inquiring about also -- looking to team u...

Here are some suggestions and advice to help you make the most of your time in Austin and your journey into real estate investing:Local REI meetings: One great first step is to go to local real estate meetings.

Hey folks. I'm a newbie but a good one! LolMy name is Brandon. I'm  I've been following realeatate almost 20 years and FINALLY am starting my first deal!!!!it's been a lot of work for me to get this ball rolling.  I w...

Most likely no tax difference, unless the annual interest amount approaches your standard deduction of $12k ish.All being relatively equal, I'd take the path of fastest removal of her from title.   

People with money raise their lending standards and lower leverage.

Maybe you start with the local fire house rather than county inspector and have a meet and peek about what they see.

If you actively participate in the rental real estate and meet certain criteria, you may be able to deduct up to $25,000 of passive losses against non-passive income, subject to income limitations.

@Nicholas Arcidiacono online rental applications are the standard now.

I've done quite a bit of market research when trying to standardize our pricing, and these are the market rates I've found.

There are code requirements like that that they would make sure you were meeting.