I recently bought a 14 unit garden apartment value add deal and currently am trying to get the laundry room situation dialed in. The current laundry room is small and can only accommodate (1) washer and (1) dryer. A c...

Hi BP,Just bought my first rental property (3units) in Bakersfield. I'm with a major insurance company and been asked to add the PM I'm working with to the insurance policy as an additionally insured party. Ins compan...

Does it ever make sense to withdraw your money from an IRA before retirement to invest it in real estate?  I know there is a 10% penalty plus it is taxed as income, however I would be able to invest the money in multi...

Hi,
I would like to know under what circumstances does one file for 8825 vx. Schedule E.

Also I just got a schedule E from a seller. However in the tax line of the form there is no entry. The profit is being shown w...

Hi,

These are my numbers, I'm new so I want to get opinions from others who are more experienced:

Duplex / FHA 3.5% down (12,775)
Purchase Price: $365,000
Gross monthly rent: $2700
Total Monthly Payment: $2400
50% ...

If I had $200,000 in cash, would you advise taking out three mortgages that positively-cash-flow over a 30 year period at 4.5% with no prepayment penalty, or doing one all-cash purchase? I go over this in my head ...

Hi everyone!This is officially my first post.  I've been studying a lot about real estate investing (especially buy and hold) for the last couple of months.  I've also gotten very involved with the local REIA group (D...

I may be currently in the market for a hard money loan since the house I am looking at is cash only.

I have a few question, how would you go about finding are hard money lender in the Orlando,fl area
And what are ...

We had to make a tough decision to sell a 4-plex in a nice, close-in neighborhood in Portland that we had anticipated holding on to. Other opportunities have come up and some cash on hand is needed. We completely chan...

I'm negotiating on a property where the current owners would like to stay for 60 days past close. We have agreed on a rental rate. I'm trying to figure out the things I need to think about to best mitigate risks here ...