I own a 5 bedroom 3&1/2 bath house with a finished basement. I’m hoping to live in the basement and rent out the top 2 floors. How should I split utilities, HOA, ect?Can I limit the rental to not include the backy...
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Currently, Obama's financial advisors have stated that the high end tax bracket will go up to 39+%. Does anyone think this high end tax bracket might go up to 50%+ or more?
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Hi BP, I am still trying to acquire my 1st buy and hold. I found a quadplex (4 units at 2 bedroom/ 1 bath each) that is in a C+ neighborhood. Here are the numbers. What do you think? Purchase price: $69,000$17,000 o...
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We are doing a direct mail campaign for single family properties with much success. We plan to transition over to marketing for small to medium size multifamily units. Is direct mail a good way to market for multifa...
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I am new to investing, researching various area across the US to invest in. Mostly interested in buying cheap, renovating and retaining. I currenlty live in Chicago...taxes are extremely high here.
Anyone have any...
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I am a new investor in the Northern Kentucky area. My region is essentially the southern suburb of Cincinnati. I am focusing on an urban area. I am looking to invest in my first property and essentially have two deals...
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What's a good move to make in Los Angeles right now for a newbie?I'm looking to invest in Los Angeles and trying to figure out what's the best way to start...Thanks,-David
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Let me try to give a real world experience that may provide some conclusion as to whether or not owning more properties provides greater protection.I’m going to use a duplex that I purchased in city of South Minneapol...
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Since it's almost the end of the year, I wanted to focus our question on ideas and strategies that can help us make last minute changes to help lessen the tax burden, or to start the year with best practices.
Let's h...
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There are four different tax sale redemption periods in Alabama. At the time of the tax sale, the investor receives a Certificate, which entitles it to possession of the property. Three years after the tax sale, the ...