We're getting closer to pulling the trigger on our first buy/hold deal and as I run the numbers with multiple financing scenarios, they just don't look right. Once I factor in the costs of financing/investment basis e...

We are exploring the options of buying all our properties through a Title Holding Trust, or individual THT for each property. Curious if anyone has a complete checklist, doc templates, etc. for us to review. We will e...

Hi All!Just entering the rental business property and my parents are allowing me to use their properties to grow.They have a property that they have been renting to tenants with no contract for close to 10 years. Thes...

I put a REO SFR house under contract in Cape Coral earlier this week. Today I had a professional home inspector come do a thorough check. He found several areas where water has been seeping in the house for some ti...

Yesterday was my tenants last day in the unit. We are meeting today to do a walk-through of the unit to confirm their is no damage and it has been cleaned. Is there a form you use to conduct the walk-through. Any t...

I work with a residential home builder and have found it strange that I hardly ever get investors coming through the door.  Whats the general consensus on buying new-builds as investment properties?  The way I see it,...

So I decided I will start a thread about a project that is currently in its infancy. When the project is completed, the value of the property will essentially double (I have Leases already in place for when the projec...

I just read an article by Brandon Turner about how to start investing at a young age. Loved it! Total motivation booster!

First flip was a live-in flip which is exactly what I want to do for my first inve...

I recently bought a house without an inspection. It was bank owned and quite a mess—evidently the occupants had to be evicted. 1250 square feet 3-2-2 with half the popcorn removed from the den cathedral ceiling, ...

Hello ,
I am Kash from San Jose,CA and I am a Rookie in the world of real estate investments. I am planning to buy my first investment property in Austin, Texas. I have a few questions related to LLC formation . I ha...