Eric M.
New IRS Regs Target Real Estate Investors
FYI, I have no connection with the author of this and no knowledge of this subject. Just on their mailing list and thought I would pass this along.>>>>>>The headline says "real estate investors" but...
Peter Fokas
Do you turn off furnaces for summer?
Do you turn off your furnaces for the summer? My tenants pay their own heat so this has no impact to my expenses but have been told turning off ther furnaces in the summer may extend the life of some components of the...
Jehan Jaleel
Which breed of tenant screening sofware should I use?
Hi,Newbie Landlord here, looking to rent my first property. Can't decide which type of tenant screening software to use. I see some of them (like TurboTenant) put the ball completely in the tenant's court, the tenant ...
Rob Jafek
UCLA study "Single-Family Rentals: What Drives Investor Return?"
An article that I found worthwhile which may be of interest to some and I haven't seen picked up broadly yet comes from UCLA Anderson and is entitled "Single-Family Rental Returns: What Drives Investor Return?" The au...
Christine Swaidan
Retro-fit VS. Nail on Windows
I could use a quick lesson on replacement windows. I believe nail on means that stucco is removed and the window is more of a built-in product like you would do with new construction. When should I do one vs. the other?
Ray Martinez
Small Business Sale to Investment Property
Selling small business corporation and would like to 1031 exchange for rental property. Is this possible?
Chris Ruoff
Is the RE-Syndication-Sponsor responsible for a taxable event?
I just finished Gene Trowbridge's book It's a Whole New Business (great book by the way) and in the book he says that the RE-Syndication-Sponsor is responsible for a taxable event for the equity component."If the spon...
Shafi Noss
The 6 Ways A Real Estate Investment Generates Profit
Sometimes it can be difficult to keep track of exactly how much you've actually made on your investment. I believe investment profits break down into exactly 6 components, so I wanted to put it out on the forums and s...
Jojo Banks
Earnest money held hostage - please help...
I'm a buyer that was very excited to purchase a home. Long story short, and $100k+ worth of undisclosed issues later after inspection, I had to walk away as there was no way I could pay for all of it out of pocket. At...
Clayton Hepler
2nd House Hack? I have an FHA 203K loan, now what?
My wife and I are interested in purchasing another house hack 3-4 unit in the area that we purchased and renovated our first one; a three unit building that we renovated from top to bottom. We used a FHA 203K Standard...