Joseph Lucido
To refurbish basement or not in Somerville, MA (outside Boston)
A fellow submarine officer and I luckily got stationed in Boston together at the same time. We bought a 2-family in Somerville equidistant from both Davis and Porter squares. We are both independently remodeling our s...
Account Closed
How do I buy my dead neighbors home?
I bought my 1st home some time ago. My neighbor(shared wall twin) was an older woman who lived alone.She recently died about a week ago and I'm curious as to how to buy her home. I dont want it to sit vacant and becom...
Joel Johnson
Common Areas in a House Hack (Taxes)
I just purchased a new, larger home. I am house hacking and renting out one of the rooms. I use TurboTax for my taxes every year and they want to know what percentage of my home is being rented? Do I get to count any ...
Steve Hungerford
Can I determine the value of a lot if a zoning change is made ?
Hello,I have a decent sized 10,550 sq ft. lot with an (1930) old/small 1br house on it. Most of the value of the lot is in the land or potential. Its zoned RM-6, so only one multifamily dwelling unit can be placed eve...
Robert K.
Custodians for self-directed IRA/ROTH
I just spent a few hours listening to Equity Trust Company talk about self directed funding for real estate deals. Wondering what other companies are out there or if there are members that are happy with ETC? Also, h...
James Ramos
Self-Direced IRA Custodian - Recommendation
I want to use my Roth 401K money to invest in a real estate purchase. Can you recommend a custodian either by reputation or from personal experience. Thanks!
Kevin Schick
Managing Growth?
Not sure where this post should land, maybe a good idea for a new forum ... Owners of 10+ Properties, or something a little more creative than that, but you get the idea.
I would like input from those investors who h...
Satha Palani
Financing a duplex - am i being politely declined
Hi,I have a pending offer on a duplex that is being offered below assessment. Its currently tenanted and i am buying it together with the leases (1 year term). The house needs work but the type that can be done in bi...
Garmeon Y.
Trump Nation suspends FHA rate cuts
Today was President Trump's inauguration. The administration wasted no time and has halted one of Obama's last minute legislations to cute PMI rates. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Trump is pro-real estate? Is...
Charles Brown
Self Directed IRA Promissory Notes
Does anyone have a legally reviewed/approved non-recourse Promissory Note they could share that was used for a self-directed IRA account transaction in which the IRA acct. was the Note issuer? If not able to share the...