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When a property is on the market for a long amount of time, this means the price may have come down. On the other hand, the property may not be interesting to others.How should one look at the amount of time a propert...
Hello I’m looking to make my first jump into rental property investing after sitting on the sidelines for about a year. I’m looking for clarity on duplex financing options. Aside from FHA is there a way to put less th...
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Just had to testify that there are a couple people on here that get things done. Another investor (whom I will not name for sake of his privacy and the fact I don't want you vultures near my private lender :mrgreen:...
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Not really a big deal but my tenant is complaining about cockroaches in the house. It states clearly in the lease that the tenant is responsible for all pest control (standard TREC lease language). How do you guys han...
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All,It is my understanding that I can not use a 10% second home loan and put it in an LLC to reap the tax benefits if I STR the property most of the time. I am wondering if I create an LLC to use as a managment compan...
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I'm curious to know how many rentals those of you that frequent this forum own.
And how many of you do 100% of the maintenance yourselves? I'm curious if the higher volume individuals have their own "maintenance man...
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Hi everyone. I'm a newbie living in Brooklyn who is really interested in real estate investing and everything that comes with it. I just wanted to take the time to introduce myself and say thank you to everyone at Big...
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My wife and I recently bought our first rental. Currently the property is a single family house which sits on a double lot and is zoned for multi family use. Our goal is to build a multi family unit in the next year, ...
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My first forum post! I posted about this on Facebook and IG and David Greene encouraged me to share on the forums here.... so here goes.Last week I was able to check one of my big goals off for the year! Our family cl...
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Are haircuts tax deductible for certain businesses? Also, how would Trump carry back real estate losses after the 08 crash? Wouldn't the real estate carry back losses have to offset other capital gains but not ordinar...