Selling Homes in the World of Real Estate: Introduction

In order to revive the nearly unprofitable real estate market it is important that more and more homes are staged. This is a simple concept that ens...

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I have heard on several podcasts about the concept of “retrading” (the term for going back to the seller after you are under contract and asking for credits, concessions, etc.) and how it cou...

I have a couple questions about what I can charge the tenant for. As I stated in a previous post I'm still learning because this is my first time dealing with a tenantt leaving me with a mess. Repairs are costing us m...

I live in Ventura California and have a SFH rental in the area that I self manage. Our tenants were burglarized last month and lost $20,000 in jewelry and possessions. The tenant left a window open in the kids room wh...

In November 2020 I got notified that I would be leaving my home in Dayton Ohio to deploy for 5 months in Afghanistan. I had 1 month notice before I needed to leave, and it would be spent in training. Like most single ...

Last year news was announced that Foxconn plans to build a large plant in Racine County, WI. My initial thought was that housing prices and rents should continue to rise nearby to accommodate the future workforce and...

MARCS or straight line depreciation. So as I understand it if I use MARCS I will be on the hook for more in taxes when I sell the property vs straight line depreciation. Still with that in mind what is the preferred d...

With a fairly low income (43k) I have been searching for investments that will increase my income so I can then snowball the larger amount of income into more investment's ultimately creating long term wealth. After s...