Hi, I was wondering if anyone out there has experienced this scenario before. I physically resided in my primary residence for 22 months, then was sent out of state for a year-long training course. I fully expected to...

Where does the term come from? Real Estate? Granted, the estate part seems a given, but why "Real"?

I am starting out in real estate. Which way is better to invest, buying actual real estate or investing in REITs? What are the pros and cons

Hi all, I have been trying to find the requirements for the physical storage of gold and silver in a solo401k. Sense Financial says that the IRS requires precious metals owned by a solo 401k to be held by a financial ...

Hello,I am a frist time invester and I have a opportunity to invest in a 103 unit property in the Dallas Fort Worth Texas area.I would like to accomplish good cashflow and to leverage the property later to invest into...

I'm wondering about the FHA loan. I know that FHA wants you to owner-occupy it if you buy a 4plex. But, what if you have a place somewhere else... do you actually have to go and physically move to that 4th unit? Or ca...

Long and short. I live in Florida. I am buying an STR in Tennessee. My  CPA strongly suggested that I set up my LLC in the Tennessee for tax purposes. It has proven to be more difficult to set up than expected mainly ...

A lot of us our sitting on the sidelines as the market has peaked and interest rates are driving us crazy.  Personally I'm still hunting for deals but realize this is going to be a difficult year to invest to make the...

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Hey guys!  Question -- would a traditional bank give me a conventional mortgage for my first investment property if I live outside of the US and earn income outside of the US? I'm a US citizen, file taxes in US, have ...