I am using quicken for real estate to handle all my finances. I am buying my first property, and am trying to categorize all the expenses. So here is how I understand it.
The down payment can not be written off.
All o...

Accounting dummy here.  Not that it's any excuse, but as a young guy with very few expenses I haven't felt the impetus to keep track of my personal finances in any way other than the resources provided through my onli...

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Hi allBeen a while I posted on here.  Life.A deal I've been working on for close to 3 months is suddenly falling apart and I am in 'desperate' need of a hard money lender that operates in the Chicago area.The property...

Ok all, I got the photos back on my Toledo property purchase and my heart sank. I now know for sure my move wasn't gutsy it was stupid with a capital S. What really bites me is that I believe the investor who sold m...

Hello BP members,  I have learned so much from reading here-Thanks to all who post & share!!!I completed my first flip and sold in Dec last year, approx 30% profit, held for exactly 1 year due to 2 deals falling t...

I've been ruminating over the low rate environment recently and whether to refi one or more of my long-term rentals, but I just struggled visualizing the full gamut of financial impacts, e.g. loan cost inefficiency, 3...