Me and my wife are planning to purchase her mom's house. She used to live in the house and now lives with us for about 2 years now so the property still qualifies as primary residence. She is open to seller financing ...

I believe that the best way to accumulate wealth in the United States is to hold real estate investments for long periods of time.80% of the landmass of the United States is held either by the government or is in agri...

My daughter is starting a 5 year graduate school program for which she will be paid a decent amount as a graduate research assistant.  I am considering helping her buy a house (we will both be on the loan and title) i...

After over a decade of doing this, I still don't understand how the debt terms directly affect the Cash on Cash return of a deal. For simplicity, define CAP Rate (:= NOI/Purchase Price) and COC (:= Cash Flow/Total Cas...

If I buy a house and a lot next to the house using one loan, how do I separate it later?  Do I have to refinance? It sounds like a headache, so I'm trying to decide if we should consider 2 loans instead of causing our...

Here's some data that landed on my desk this morning from foreclosureradar. The data is for California for September.

1. Notice of default has been flat from August and considerably lower than earlier in the year.
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1) Can anyone recommend an accountant in Des Moines area that they use and specialize in real estate?2) Regarding mileage. Lets say I'm going to Ankeny for dinner, its about 30 miles round trip for me. If I look up a ...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $38,000

Cash invested: $30,000

Purchased this from our marketing, that we do a lot of direct to seller on. This ho...

Hi All, I may have found the right apartment complex to buy but I have no idea how to structure the purchase, ownership, monthly cashflow and selling it. I will manage the entire purchase and the apartment itself (not...

I am trying to determine what the best strategy is to utilize the 100% bonus depreciation for rental properties. What property types/ number of units/ remodel or not give me the best chance to have a high percentage o...