Curious what the BPers say makes for an improving neighborhood.  What features or demographics indicate that an area is improving?Rehabs?Income levels?Overall sales increasing?Investment by the city?

I'm looking for a little guidance I bought a duplex with the plan of living in one side and fixing up the other, renting it and moving on to more properties. The plan was that we were going to shed all of our unnecess...

I've been using erentpayment for some tenants and it's been working fine with some and not good with others.  The ones it is not working well with are the lower income level housing.  They do not have time to have a c...

If you have a rental loss for a property lets say in California but live in New York but have no other income in California, could the loss reduce NY income or it stays with the state where the property is located?

I have just posted my first apartment for rent and I've noticed that a few applicants have recently started new jobs within the last 3 months. Their income level is fine, but does anyone require additional history of ...

Hi all, Newbie question: When using the discounted cash flow method for calculating the present value of all future cash flow of a potential investment, do I discount the figure for 'cash before taxes', 'cash after ta...

I just inherited a quadplex in my name alone and am looking to get cash to build a second home.  Most traditional lenders will not write loans on a quadplex from what I found.  AM I limited to commercial loans?  Also ...

Experts, we have the opportunity to close on a rental property in December vs January of next year. What are the pros and cons from doing so (inc the tax perspective) ?

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Hello all,I need clarification on capital gains tax. I bought my primary residence (Texas) in 2012, cash for 850k. I have not gotten it appraised but pay taxes for $1.5M. I am looking to sell and am also getting marri...

Hi all:1)I am hoping to invest in some property near the Bay Area? Monterey County?  Residential or multires. I just started looking. What are your thoughts?2) Should I declare income that I receive from renting a bed...