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Hi Everyone!My wife and I are closing in on a year of our house hack in Albany, and are looking to expand across the river with a BRRRR tax lien deal in Troy. I've been running some numbers and lining up financing thr...
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Many are discussing how to capture opportunity in Houston. Many fortunes will be made and lost in the aftermath of Harvey. My career has placed me in positions to help create win-win scenarios for families and busines...
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I am in a process of buying a property to rent it out. I know that the cost of bringing the house to habitable conditions is only deductible when you sell the property. But since you can deduct property maintenance ev...
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You can boost your equity by reducing expenses - but will you try?
Help fill the Innovation Shortfall by accepting my dare to reduce your rental's expenses by the equivalent of $100 per month AND providing supportin...
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Hello Everyone, I am someone that have acquired properties buying REO properties, or private sale. Today, I was talking to my attorney and asked about buying properties at auctions. The first thing, which I knew, tha...
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How do you value an empty lot from a burned down house?
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Hello everyone,So to fill you in, I am working on getting a house that we would tear down and start new construction on. We would like to get a demo permit search going before option period just so we can be sure the...
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Hello Everyone,
I am planning to invest in Detroit, I am currently from denver where the population keeps increasing and the prices dont drop from the 100k mark. I want to invest in the fitzgerald area as i have fou...
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I had originally posted this in a thread belonging to Ashley Harris, but to avoid dragging her thread off-topic, I've moved it here.Yesterday, I walked one of the oldest private estate houses in the Maritimes (built ...
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I stumbled upon a pair of houses in an area that could be greatly up and coming in the next few years - already seeing some gentrification around the area. Neither of them are listed for sale, but they recently got t...