Im looking at Cleveland Heights area for multifamily investing.  Looks like a good area. Close to a few colleges, medical facilities, etc. Thoughts on the area? Most of the buildings are older, brick building but rent...

Hi Tax Pros,I'm a mortgage lender. We kind of have a love/hate relationship, but I'm probably never going to ask you for any sort of letter "guaranteeing" that Sally's business is "guaranteed" to make $X00k/yr for the...

So, I keep hearing about it being great to be classified as a "real estate Professional" for tax purposes. It seems the only benifit is to be able to deduct passive rental losses from ordinary income.. Since I have no...

Hi,During an inspection, I found that a tenant put padlocks on all rooms with doors without permission. He said that it is his right to have locks if contractors, etc enter his unit. Additionally, he will not provide ...

Hi BP!This is my first post, though I've been listening to the podcasts for a while now. A big thanks to Brandon and Josh for what they do!I'm a recent (non real-estate) law school graduate taking the bar at the end o...

Are there perks to becoming an accredited investor if one is planning to just invest in SFH/MFH? Does the designation help in building networks or being looked upon more favorably by lenders?

So, I am very new to this whole process. I am brand new at this and was "driving for dollars" and found a place that looked good. I went home and researched it on my local assessors website. Turns out they have Delinq...

Had a property under contract which was in preforeclosure, 2 weeks before closing the property landed in foreclosure with the bank stating that the property would be sold on the court house steps. The only way to sal...

If your driving for dollars looking for multi family properties. What is the best way to find out where these small multi family properties (2's, 3's and 4's) are? I guessing these properties aren't in residential nei...

I know it's been done before- I want to hear how you've done it! I would ideally love to get a duplex for my first property- however neither the USDA 0% down loan nor the Washington state first time home buyer 0% down...