Francis A.
Owning a Home in U.S. Has Fewer Tax Benefits Than You Think
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-14/...A case for (among others), multi family and/or cash flowing properties/rentals in the face of dwindling tax benefits? The beat continues...
Reginald Vaughn
Buying new construction for Rental Property
I live in the Houston Area and debating on buying a new construction home for rental purposes. We have a lot of single level, new homes under $220K that fit this category. What are the drawback to purchasing new const...
Ron Williams
Market Update Hilton Head Island
Luxury homes and short-term rentals have been a big topic for 2021. One of the great things about Hilton Head Island is the availability of each of those property types. For this update, I will discuss what is happe...
Brian Adams
Fake Paystub Generator...didn't realize this was a "thing"
I recently became aware of this and wanted to pass along.My third party property management company shared with me that there are companies that provide "fake" pay stubs. We use the pay stubs to verify the prospects i...
Nathan Werth
Pro and Cons to Obtaining an Out-of-State Real Estate License
Like the title says, I'm looking to relocate to a more lucrative market in South Florida. I currently live in Nebraska right now, and I feel that it's time for a change. I have never held a license for any state, but ...
Srividhya Gururajan
Austin Rental demand
Hello all, I'm looking at buying an investment property in Austin suburbs. I recently visited the area and I got the notion that there may be too many rental offerings and not a proportionate demand. I could also se...
Jacob Nutter
Landlord trying to get us to pay for carpet replacement?
Hey guys,My three roommates and I live in a student-oriented housing development. After a quarterly inspection, we received an email that our carpet might need to be replaced because of damage, and that we would be fo...
Michael K Gallagher
Why Your Spouse/Partner Is Your Greatest Real Estate Weapon
I do all of the reading, the looking at deals, the analyzing, but the main reason that my wife and I are in a position to have a duplex and a single family is because of my wife. She is my REI secret weapon. So in ord...
Todd Magin
Depreciation within a Self Directed IRA
I'm about to setup a Solo 401K for doing buy and hold deals. With a typical property outside of an IRA, depreciation is used to offset the income from the property. However, since there is no taxable income inside the...
Michael Smythies
ADU/DADU Financing in Seattle
Hi everyone, I wanted to reach out to anyone who may know of lenders who have experience/expertise in lending on new construction DADU's or ADU's. With Seattle's recent re-zoning laws allowing for higher density lots,...