I have a tax question regarding tax year 2018: In March 2017, I made a $75K loan to an acquaintance that was secured by a SF rental property. We created a 10% interest balloon note with no payments due for eighteen m...

I was thinking today it would be interesting to do a topic on passive real estate.

I was trying to think of passive investments that would require a short time to pick back up you deposit and then have the stream in ...

The terms "buy and hold" and "cash flow" are often used in real estate to describe different investment strategies. Here's a breakdown of the key differences between a "buy and hold" real estate market and a "cash flo...

I have operated several personal short term rentals in both Seattle and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, have established systems and actually have hired an employee to manage the day to day operations, like managing bookings, m...

Hi! I have a short term rental property. It's a 5th wheel located at a campground. It does not get moved. Will the RV be depreciated at 5 years or 27.5 years? I am unable to find anything giving me a for sure answer. ...

Long Distance Self Managers! I live 2 hours each way from the property. I rarely drive down there but when it comes time for a new tenant I want to meet them and be involved. (This is a new purchase closing next week)...

Hell All,This is my first post here on this forum.  In fact, I am brand new to real estate. I recently finished “The BRRRR Rental Property Investment Strategy Made Simple.” In addition to this, I have spent a couple o...

I’m currently looking into investing in real estate and one of my first approaches is househacking. I wanted to know if it’s a good idea to initially start off with househacking either a duplex or triplex within the C...

Has anyone ever purchased a property via a hard money loan and then refinanced directly after into a standard 30 year mortgage?I know I heard something like a person cannot refinance until 4 months after a purchase bu...

I've had my first rental for over a year right now.  I've been told that lenders will factor in my rental income into my DTI to help secure a loan for another property purchase.  A couple questions:1) How long do I ha...