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In 2022, I’d like to choose a route to start my investment portfolio. I don’t own any property yet and based on lots of content and people sharing their many years of experience, I see the value in investing in long t...
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In other words, will the trustee allow or can they forbid the delinquent owner from paying cash for their own property at the courthouse steps?
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If I have personal loans from family and friends (to invest in real estate), can I deduct the interest I pay to them? I recently learned that there are some interest expenses that you can't deduct, and was wondering ...
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Hi All,I wanted to connect to local Jersey Shore property owners who rent out their units in the Summer for Monthly or Weekly rental options and see what processes you use and how you created efficiencies in your busi...
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Hi guys.. name is Jugo. Have'nt been on here in awhile but I had a question. After MUCH brainstorming about how to maximize cash flow from a rental, I've decided to turn my home into a Crashpad. That is, renting BED...
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I have recently graduated college and thanks to to all of the great people on here I am convinced real estate is the answer to a better life for me, meaning I could live comfortably from rental income when I have arou...
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I see on most of the Bigger Pockets blogs, podcasts, or webinars that when analyzing a property and its expenses, many times utilities such as water/sewer/garbage, electricity, gas, etc. are thrown into the expense co...
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I purchased a house in a Trustee sale auction a week ago. Three days later
I received a letter with the funds returned and no other explanation.
I called the trustee office and my understanding is that they decided t...
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Hi everyone! Just wanted to start a discussion to see what real estate niche has provided the best $/hr spent of your time as an investor. How did you find it and how are you measuring that return on your time? I'v...
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I'm looking at some turnkey properties. I see property managers charging just 8% of rent and thats not much considering rent can be less than a 1k a month. I also seen turnkey rentals where they even set up the LLC...