Hi BP, A close investor buddy of mine recently came across a 2 lot development opportunity in San Diego. the owners of the land approached him and wanted to partner with a developer to develop the lots into new townho...

Hi all, I see many people asking in these forums what costs to keep in mind when estimating a property that will be turned into a STR. I compiled the list below with the most relevant items in my experience. What cost...

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Wanting to get my feet wet and own my first piece of RE property. I'm currently working on my reserves. I wanted to get into a quadplex but came to a realization that it was too far fetch for me when my le...

Hello Everyone! I am a 17 Year old that is very determined to learn how be a rental property investor and had some questions. I finish most of my requirements to be able to graduate at the end of this semester but I j...

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I am looking to start an Airbnb business in CA to fund future ownership of a house. However, i know that there are many cities within California that prohibit or heavily tax Airbnb's. Which cities are c...

So the wife got me an Ipad 4 for Christmas. Who else has an ipad? Has it help your business? Is it just for fun? I use mine in my construction business for clients to sign contracts. Show pictures of work. E-mail and ...

Well, we got our first negative review after declining a person interested in housing. This person acknowledged that he had poor credit. After declining his application, he asked if we could bend the rules and spok...

Hey everyoneSo, I'm a newbie. My in laws are gifting me with 50k to invest in real estate. I found a nice REO property, that's about 2 hours away from us now. It pretty much fixed up, just waiting for kitchen, 2 bathr...

Hello Everyone!I moved into a new area a few months ago, into a standard little neighborhood for my area. Whole bunch of 3/2, ~1,400 sqft houses, built in 1977/1978. Today, while the wife and I were doing misc. work o...

If I purchase a home for $25,000 cash, then spend $15,000 to fix it up, then refinance at an appraised value of $100,000(just an example), would depreciation be based on the $25,000 plus improvements or would it be ba...