I got a call the other day from a cost segregation firm.  He estimates that I can use bonus depreciation to get effectively $900k of depreciation in the first year.  This is due to taking advantage of bonus depreciati...

I did W2 for 30 years as in corporate IT. Dabbled in real estate but never went for it big time - bought and sold a few primary residences and a couple of condos over the years. Now I'm 56 and hoping to never work for...

As we are now 8 weeks into the year, have you bought a note (or CFD)? If not what is holding you back. Have you found a mentor to work with to assist you on what is holding you back?

I've been reading all the posts and blogs about having an LLC in addition to my insurance policies and I thought I should get to it before I get much further into my investing. I have a few questions though that I'm h...

I am a complete newbie and am planning to buy my very first investment property (very first property to be exact). I live in Los Angeles but the real estate here is way out of my price range. Does anyone have any advi...

I read regarding Randy Hughes, Mr. Land Trust a lot in here, altho I am not sure i anyone actually work with him.anyway I decided today to go ahead and buy his course online. Thinking i will be able to watch some simp...

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So I read this online today, and am wondering if others are properly following the law when screening tenants? I...

At a recent investor club meeting, a group of investors raised the question - why do Turnkey Companies "flip" their properties primarily to investors as opposed to owner occupants? One person responded, "because the m...

Hi everyone,My wife and I would love to move to a better house with a bigger yard in five-ish years. I want to find out if real estate investment can get us there. I think we'd need to make $3000 a month more than we ...

My brother and I are both interested in purchasing rental property, and we have what appear to be very different ideas about what a good rental property purchase is. I'm curious what more seasoned investors think of t...