I think we would all agree that personal finance is something that all of our youth should be taught, but it's not getting done on a consistent basis.  In your opinion, whose job is it to teach teenagers (high school ...

Calculating Tax Cost Basis Question: I would like to use the amount that my property deed was recorded for at the courthouse recorders office as my tax cost basis instead of my closing HUD statement amount. Can I use ...

Hi everyone, I own a fairly large lot (12000sf) in Clarksville. It's zoned MF4 but due to deed restrictions it is limited to two dwellings. The house that currently sits on the lot was built in 1990 and we plan to tea...

I talk to many seasoned investors and it still amazes me how many people are paying for motivated leads. No one is waiting for a cold call or a mail in the letter asking them to sell their house. When people have a pr...

Wow so I’ve been having problems with one of my tenants whom have been paying the rent late the past 4 months and they’ve gotten worse, I’ve been having to charge them late fees. Now these are stellar tenants, until t...

Some time ago, I stopped contributing to my day job's 401k.  I wanted to take every penny I earned and make it available for REI - the annual 1.25% increase over the last decade wasn't cutting it from the 401k. Howeve...

I have a older couple decide to rent my rental property. They have moved all their stuff on the first day and plan to move in next day. 3 days later, the granddaughter who has helping her grandparents to find my renta...

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I closed on a 3-unit house hack in Chicago early last month and provided one of the MTM tenants notice of non-renewal of their lease. We ultimately both agreed to a move out date of June 11th and I have...

I'm looking for some inspiration. I'm working full time while my wife stays home with our kids until they're both school age (so about another 4 years). My wife is slowly starting to get interested in investing with m...

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I had a quick down and dirty question about evicting tenants. I have a tenant that is in her first month of renting and before she moved in she gave one and a half times the rent for a security deposit...