I knew that investing in property was a path to building wealth, but I didn’t fully understand how to leverage it for retirement.

Hi,I'm about to close on a property in Seattle area.

What value is used for depreciation?

I know a lot of investors use bird dogs, it would be a big disadvantage to me as an investor if I'm not able to give out a percentage/ flat fee to a bird dog.

I think many can be easily overcome like finding an attorney and contractors in the area, but the most interesting challenge I can think of is how to hire someone to deliver late payment notices one day a month.

I would love to grab a coffee or drink and learn!

Did you buy using a 1031?  

What is my legal obligation to close a property that's not listed by an agent?

We have a PMI of $250 a month and I’d love to get rid of it.I contacted the bank for a request for PMI to be lifted and they denied it.They said I could order an assessment of the house through them and then if house / condo come up with enough gained equity then it might be possible .Does anyone know the best first initial steps to order a home assessment ?

I would gross $200,000 before other costs.I believe the demand is there to get ownership of a beach house for $250k; especially since conventional financing is now available and beach houses are only used for 3-5 weeks a year at most.