Is there a limit on how much you all would spend on a duplex? For example if I get one for 45k getting $1100 in rent is it worth it? What are your cash flow requirements and what is your stop number for investments? T...

Hi everyone - Just getting started in the wholesaling business, hoping to start meeting with potential sellers soon. Ladies - do you bring someone with you when you meet with a seller? I can't see myself ever going to...

I bought a home that has been closed up for nearly a year. Carpets need cleaning, stretching and smoke smells removed. I haven't had to worry about this in a LONG time. Thirty years ago, I used to close an empty house...

My understanding is that during the loan approval process the underwriter will typically look at the previous two years of tax returns...  This past year I did well financially, but the year before that was not very g...

I am on day 6 of a 7-day option period to purchase a sfr in the Houston area. Our contract explicitly states, " Seller...shall immediately cause existing utilities to be turned on and shall keep the utilities on durin...

Hello everyone! I am in search of a CPA in the Seattle area to assist with my financials and future investing plans. What are some of the things you look for when working with a CPA? Any advice or help would be apprec...

Has anybody developed a detailed list of repair/improvement items which is segregated to keep under the $500 radar?  If you don't know what I'm talking about and your a landlord I strongly suggest you find out. 

I was wondering what everyone thinks a houseing bubble is.No wrong answer. My idea is that areas that the average home is $250,000 will feel the effects of interest rates going higher I don't think it will drop nearly...

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Wow when will it end?

Is the bank insolvency issue coming to a close, or is this just the tip of the iceberg?

The most significant event in my not so short life was in 1989 when the Berlin Wall was torn down.  A country that had been divided for decades by a concrete wall and machine guns simply ceased to exist.  People were ...