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I'm doing tax planning for the next year. Looking for strategic guidance from an investments standpoint (of course I'll work with my CPA on the details)-
1. My individual taxable income in 2021 (after all deductions)...
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Hello,thank you in advance for your responses. My question is whether the 2% cap on seller credit applies to credits (rate buy down cost, closing costs etc) only applies when the credit is coming from the seller?Does ...
Hey everyone,
I'm an active duty, military physician and have an upcoming move in JUL2022. I'm tired of paying rent and hope to house-hack and continue to invest in rentals in the future. I'm married, have 3 kids, an...
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(a sub30kclub topic)
I'm thinking about renting a duplex to section 8 tenants. To protect myself, I'm thinking about insisting on running a criminal background check on every person who will be living in the...
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My spouse and I are partners in our real estate ventures. I’m the analytical, behind the scene kind of person and she is the typical outgoing latina and spoke person for our business. After having 5 SFH, we decided to...
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I don't normally buy small deals, but if they're in my area of Montrose (the hip area of Houston), I'll snatch them up. This was a 10 unit that was actually on the MLS (so no 'off market' know-a-guy type deal). Luck...
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Hi all-I’ve done quite a bit of reading and searching the forum - some posts came close to my scenario but not on the mark. For 3 years I have been JVing with a partner to buy Mortgage Notes (6 plus to 1ur holding) - ...
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So, here's the story. I am a new investor, been studying for awhile, but been doing some globetrotting and haven't been settled in one place long enough to feel comfortable with my knowledge of the local market in ord...
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As a real estate investor, it is common to get criticized for investing in real estate versus putting every penny in the stock market (especially from financial planners who want that trade commission/fee). Below is a...
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Me and my wife are moving out of the house we are currently renting for $800/Month into a mobile home I owned before we got married 2 years ago. Its paid for just need some cosmetic and I probably will redo both bathr...