What I see that is different in this economic cycle compare to the last is that people are able to work despite not having an employer.  During 2009 when I bought my condo in SF, to supplement my vacation income, I si...

I just won a bid my fifth property and am waiting for it to close.  It is going to need substantial work.  A lot of it going to be manual labor.  Since the closing is just before college gets out I would like to hire ...

Hello, 
Does anyone know what taxes are deductible through business expense? For example, if you have a W2 job and make 100K. Then you pay 24% on the 15K from the 85K to 100K bracket of your income. Adding the FICA t...

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Fairfield.

Purchase price: $85,000

Cash invested: $60,000

Crazy cat lady duplex. This is going to be our most ambitious r...

Starting to wholesale, but having an issue coming up with a rehab cost. What’s a formula y’all have to get realistic rehab cost?

I notice a lot of large apartment buildings in my area (Toronto) are being managed by third party property management companies. Why would a company that owns a building like this decide to outsource management instea...

I would like to have my 11 year old daughter help out with my real estate business in some way so that I can pay her and she can be a business expense. Is anyone else doing this? What are you having your teens and pre...

I was outraged to see some of the quotes I heard back to do a termite/carpenter ant treatment just on the exterior of a house. I did some googling and came across a product that is relatively inexpensive compared to t...

This is one of the deals I am looking at it's an 18 unit family unit apartment complex in an excellent area where the rent's similar will go for higher.Here is the deal:Asking price: 2.8 Cap Rate: 6%Avg monthly rant o...

Can anyone recommend a solid CPA that understands the real estate business in Houston? Thanks for any help.