David Styles
How can I buy an REO?
Well, I recently bought a house through a short sale for $110k, put 12k into it and just got an appraisal on the property for 164K. This is my first home and I'm really just sitting around grinning from ear to ear as ...
Mark Miles
Issues with 3rd party software syncing to booking sites
Anyone have issues with 3rd-party channel management or smart pricing software not syncing properly to booking sites? I've been using Beyond Pricing, where on numerous occasions, changes I've made to rules on Beyond P...
AJ Rivers
RentOrSell in FL, then Buy in DC
In 2010 I bought a property (townhome) in FL (20653), and in 2012 I started renting it. I'm about to move to the Washington DC area (as renter) for work, and coincidentally the tenants have expressed a desire to buy t...
Ryan Taft
Why is Quicken pushing 15 year mortgages?
Maybe the motive and reasoning is clear to someone else, I'm a bit stumped. Why is quicken pushing 15 year loans? (I keep getting ads from them). Is this some sort of speculation that between inflation and interest ra...
Greyden Piechnick
My mom says she can’t utilize tax write offs on her real estate?
Hello! My mom owns 5 rental properties. She is telling, me since her and my stepdad make over $150,000, she cannot utilize tax write offs until they sell the property. She is claiming that the write offs will be used...
Patrick Murray
30' New Tiny Home on Wheels- looking for a new home to rent out.
Hi all!I purchased a tiny home on wheels (THOW) with my wife to rent to my brother on our property in Agoura Hills, CA near LA. Unfortunately within 2 months a neighbor complained, and although it's deemed an RV, it ...
Michael Dallas
Seller financing deal
Hello everyone I am currently house hacking my first house and am looking to do a seller financing deal. There is a house in my market that has been on the market for over 100 days and has received no interest. There ...
Ade Wilson
How to buy rentals from HELOC
Looking for outside opinions on the best move I should make. I'm 26 just purchased my first home in November of last year. Bought a 5 bedroom 3 bathroom duplex less than 1 mile from new LA Rams stadium. I got a killer...
Dennis Brody
Wholesaling a subject to?
I have been getting leads that are super thin for a flip or a wholesale, but for a buy and hold they are not terrible. I was wondering if there was a angle to sell a subject to deal. Here is the scenario... The prop...
Paul D.
How does a mortgage company look at depreciation?
Hello!Normally, on my taxes, I try to break even or make a little profit BEFORE applying depreciation to the property.I recently applied for my 6th mortgage, and the loan officer significantly lowered my buying power ...