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Hi all:I have a tenant interested in a property and he is a student with a seasonal/summer job selling for a security company. He says he makes very good money (more than enough to qualify based on annual income), but...
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I came across the Federal Weatherization Assistance Program, while researching LEED construction this afternoon. If you haven't ever heard of it, it is basically a program which pays to make homes more energy efficie...
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I've always heard that I should use a corporation to reduce self-employment taxes while doing fix-n-flips. However, I've heard that you only need to pay high SE taxes up to $130k. If my W2 Salary is $130k+, then my ...
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I purchased a 2 family with an additional livable attic floor. I live on the first floor renting top 2 floors as short term rentals.My Mortgage is at 3.35% and I rehabbed the house at 60k or so. Now I want to refina...
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I am confused with what "DSCR at purchase" is. Does this not include the construction loan ?
For example, when the DSCR is 3.00x and the Loan to Purchase is 68% , does this mean that NOI is 3.00 x the debt from a lo...
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I have a question;
In terms of taxation on income taxes for the IRS, how is rental income treated? For example using AirBnB services?
Let’s say my condo makes 30k/yr in AirBNB before taxes, after all my deductions I ...
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Hey! My name is Ally and I am a traveling radiation therapist. A huge reason why I decided to travel was so that I could make more income allowing me to invest in real estate. The income is great, however i’m realizi...
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Rates are really low right now...I'm considering refinancing out of a construction loan and pulling my initial investment out on a duplex we rehabbed.The property will likely appraise high enough we could actually pul...
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I own and manage a duplex neighborhood with 12 doors in Texas. I currently do my own bookkeeping with a pencil and ledgers. Does anyone have any recommendations for landlord software or templates (like Excel)? I am ha...
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I'm starting out wholesaling houses, but one of my concerns is how to protect your earned money. Definitely I understand that everyone needs to pay taxes, but which would be a way to protect the money as much as you c...