What kind of metrics do investors look at in a city before deciding which property to buy? I know some common metrics include employment data, population, avg income, breakdown of neighborhoods etc but I was wondering...

A little off topic, but there are a lot of smart people out there.  Any suggestions or advice are appreciated.  I recently discovered that my father, who has been struggling financially for several years, has destroye...

What are the common ways to record mileage (for example, from primary home to investment property due to repairs or property management) for tax saving purpose, which are acceptable to IRS?

A couple of questions that may lead to others, so here goes.  I have a single member LLC that owns rental property, and all of the rental income and rental expenses flow through that LLC.  At tax time, that profit/los...

Historically, housing has been a crucial driver of the business cycle, with low-interest rates boosting demand for homes and supporting construction jobs and consumer spending.Conversely, rising rates tend to dampen t...

I plan to pay 150k cash for sfh. My plan was to close with existing sub s corp on title. After rented finance out. Will this affect me when trying to finance 80 percent of appraisal out in a couple of months? It shoul...

Does anyone see anything that would make them hesitate to sign an agreement co tonight the following. I would be working as a salary plus commission a Acquisition agent. He want me to sign off on this non compete wit...

I have a potential tenant applied for my room for rent. She disclosed to me that she has bad credit due to her past (unknown, didn't tell me more about it), only been at her current job for 6 months, and submitted 2 e...

Hello all - have a potential renter, foreigner, not a US  citizen.  Says he has a TIN number, not a SSN.  Can I successfully run a background check on a TIN number in place of a SSN?Thanks.

I live in a 3BR 3BA townhouse and I've set the rental price for master bedroom to be higher than the market to see what happens. The most promising contact I got is an employed, college educated, 30yo female with 35lb...