Hi bought a personal residence condo in 2009 for 480K in Southern California. The area has improved. It's been rented out the past 7 years, minus a 9 month personal-residence stint where I refi'd to a great rate (3.62...

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I have advertised for lease on the shop window of one of my commercial units and yesterday I received a phone call from someone who told me that he has his own construction company so rehab s...

Dear All,I am new to REI, and have been researching optimal investment strategy for me and my family. If we invest in cash flow property, after taking the depreciation tax benefit, the positive rental income will stil...

I have two questions that I hope you all can help me with. I'm looking to invest in my first property this year. I have equity in my home and wanted to know should I use the equity as a down payment? I would like to i...

My General Contractor that I am using on one of my rehabs has just sent me a change order for $5500 over our initial budget. In addition to that, he is telling me that I have to pay the tile guy, the electrician, and ...

So, as we all know, real estate investing tends to be a very high barrier-to-entry venture, and therefore having partners who can invest with you is very much desirable. However, finding people who are more than simpl...

I have ideas on this fireplace, since I cant demolish it (for now) I think a coat of paint is in order.What do you think?It wraps into the kitchen though, I was thinking of having some shelving placed on this side..

For those of you who don't mind sharing, I am curious how you go about finding and applying creative finance deals. For example, when you are marketing, do you do so with a particular strategy in mind or do you just h...

My wife and I own 2 rental properties in Colorado that we are working on getting into LLCs for asset protection purposes. I also have a single member LLC for work. We have a Wyoming LLC owned 50/50 between the two of ...