Working on a whole house remodel that we are going to use as a second home and STR/AirBnB. With our contract purchase price + contractor quotes we have little to no wiggle room for intangibles based upon ARV. This is ...

I'm just starting out and looking into 2-4plexes. Is there an easy way to figure out which utilities the tenant pays and the landlord pays?2-4plexes seem to add an additional layer of complexity because in these the l...

Hi,I have an investment portfolio of duplexes in the Dallas Fort Worth area, and I just recently purchased a property which contains 2 four-plexes in the same area. (Single property, two buildings). I also hold some r...

I am considering building a rooftop deck/rooftop terrace on the rear side of an upper level addition.  Does anyone have any actual data on the return on this component (previous appraisals, paired sales analysis, comp...

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I'm in the process of hiring a property management company for the first time. In their contract they require that I add them as additionally insured on my Insurance policy. Is this pretty standard pra...

If you have 10 or more rental units and a commercial building that is mixed use, could there be a tax advantage of setting up a property mgt company and paying the property mgt company while renting space to to it to ...

Since I have a few properties and in closing on another this week, is it smarter to put the properties in separate LLCs or create a trust for each property. I spoke with a professional and was told it will be hard to ...

Would it be best to be a corporation/LLC before I purchase my first piece of real estate? In other words, should I make my purchases as a corporate entity, and if so, which is best, LLC or Corporation? 

So I've been doing research on asset protection for the fix and flip strategy and ended up talking with the folks at Anderson Advisors. The advisor drafted up a plan suitable to my strategy and advised me on how it wo...

Good Morning,My partner and I own a brick two-flat (duplex is the term used everywhere else -- or so I'm told) in Chicago that we currently occupy.  We have a full dry basement that is 50% below ground and as such has...