Question - can we still require a non refundable deposit for service animals in Washington State? Potential tenant is asking if it is required since it is a service animals - oh and there are TWO!

I'm considering a move into the mortgage industry to better align myself with my real estate investing goals. What advice can you give about the industry and what I should be looking for in a company?I would be transi...

Hello all! I've spent a couple of months perusing these forums, listening to the podcasts and reading real estate books. I am from Minnesota and currently at school (health care field) in Oregon. My goal is to work fu...

I've been looking at buying my first investment property-a duplex in Upstate NY using a loan from my employer retirement fund. The numbers look good with a cash flow of about $200/month from the current tenants.  Mort...

Hello! I live just outside New Orleans and I am looking to purchase a house in North Georgia that I will use as a short term rental property.  The house has a small basement apartment that is already occupied by a lon...

I closed up a wall and added a kitchen to existing square footage to make a one bedroom rental apartment in a property I own in Long Beach that is zoned for single family. One of the neighbors filed a complaint with t...

I recently had a lot of interest in one of my houses during a showing and received a couple of applications from some qualified tenants and I am trying to make the right choice and wanted to get the opinions of the bi...

Hello Oregon BP.I previously posted interesting tips like Oregon's repeal of the tsunami zone building law and how to properly househack in Oregon. Since then COVID made me anti-social lol. With things starting to loo...

This is actually my second HUD home, but I didn't do much research 7yrs ago when I bought my first one. This time I monitored the bid results and did my own analysis for how my local market was doing. The recent avera...

If my deductions are greater than the income generated from my property, how does that effect my tax liability?

Does it decrease the total amount of taxes owed? Or does my tax liability stay the same?