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I read a lot here about people having passive losses or paper losses once depreciation is factored in. But depreciation for a residential property is only 3.636% each year (27.5 years). I know this is a good problem t...
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I keep hearing that while you should be cash flowing positively, you should be showing a loss on taxes for your rentals. I've deducted every repair, interest, tax, insurance, depreciation, etc. that I have put into th...
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Hello all, My name is Kevin and I am beginning to learn more about real estate investing. Currently my wife and I are located about an hour north of Denver CO, where relocated to in order to be closer to family. I fir...
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This is just a question I asked myself the other day when I read a post by someone saying he would need at least 100K to start investing full time.
Im not really looking for a game plan on life here, and of course ev...
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I'm hoping to use an FHA or owner occupied loan to purchase my next property.One of the main problems I've had with getting bank financing is my job history. In this case I worked a W-2 for a 1 year and 3 months, I qu...
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Me again seeking the outside perspectives of those of you who aren't new to this RE investing/flipping venture as I am. So I was told about a simple cosmetic fixer that's off market asking $70k. This sounded like a pe...
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Looking for advice on how to navigate this unexpected scenario.My wife and I own 2 duplexs we acquired with owner occupied financing and house hacked/fixed up. Both are in our personal name. Living in the 4th unit rig...
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I'm new for land investment and would like to start bidding land online. Has anyone had this experience and is it worthy to invest in land? I'm in California and wondering does it make sense to invest land in other st...
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I've been reading and learning a bit here, but never posted. Hope you can offer some advice on what to do--to rent out my house or sell it.
I'm expecting to move out of state (Utah) in the next 3-4 months, and don't...
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An agent in my office is looking to sell her small strip mall. The strip mall is located on a busy through-fare near where I live. She and her husband built the property in 1989 and have owned it ever since.
It's 4...