I just watched a video online of someone explaining why he would never flip a house. He basically said the reason is because if you flip a house it is considered ordinary income tax + self-employment tax which ends up...

I'm new to this kind of real estate, was trying to do some research but still not able to get the difference. Like, after Targeted hold period - what happens? You get money back? Or if you want to get your money back ...

Hi Everyone! Long time lurker, first time posting.I’m 29 and my wife and I have a household income of around 200k. Our plan is to pay off our student loans then save up for an investment property. Currently the plan i...

Have you ever had an emotional tie to property? What did you do about it? How did you weigh pros Abs cons?
I’m not *really* a newbie at managing real estate, but definitely never looked at it as an investment the way...

Hi, folks.I'm in CA Bay Area, where rents and prices are very high.  I'm considering selling my private residence which a RE agent said should fetch about $800k.  Decent area duplexes (3/1 + 2/1) are about $1.0 mil. A...

hey BP, I have a quick question. I have a tenant that just started renting this month. everything been fine so far she even paid today. two days before the first. Now she wants to pay a couple months in advance. shoul...

Good morning everyone (it is morning for me and most likely this post will appear when it will be morning for you)... Yes I am from a far-far-away land called MADAGASCAR (and no, there are no penguins, lions, giraffes...

Hello Everyone,I'm a fairly new real estate agent in the Bay Area, CA. My brokerage recently had a quick presentation on how having an interest rate buydown vs. a sales price reduction could be beneficial to both sell...