Newbie here! My friend and I are looking to get into real estate investing. We are in Austin, TX. She has $700k cash and is unemployed. I have experience running a business (successful passive income biz on Etsy), am ...

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I'm looking for some advice on the type of loan I should use for my first buy-and-hold rental. I've saved up a chunk of funds, maximized my credit score, and paid off a substantial amo...

I own a couple of apartment buildings in Mexico City, Mexico, and have been successful leasing with everything included. By "everything" I mean water, electricity, internet, cable/satellite TV, renters insurance and b...

What is a good rule of thumb everyone is using to calculate expenses on smaller multi family facility’s when doing a quick back of the napkin evaluation on a property (5-20 units)? I typically use 50% of the stated gr...

Hey all, 
Currently own a rental property that has been great for the most part from a tenant perspective and maintenance perspective. I’ve owned this property since 2015 and am coming up on my second renewal in July...

So I'm looking to sell one of my investment properties that has about $200k in equity in it and roll that into an apartment building. I've never invested in apartments (I've been doing SFH and duplexes for years) so I...

Hi! My wife and I have just sold a piece of one of our properties and have a significant chunk of cash to invest. Our goal is to maximize our Cash on Cash return and to hopefully put ourselves in a position to repla...

I have always had an easy time with Turbo Tax  This past year, I bought my first rental and now it is TAX TIME!!!  I'm wondering if I should use a cpa or continue with Turbo Tax Deluxe?  The questions are very straigh...

Does a new fence installation qualify for bonus depreciation? I am in the middle of a big renovation project and I am looking to maximize my bonus depreciation opportunities here. So far, I have kitchen, driveway, lan...

This seems like an extremely conservative strategy for someone my age (I'm 26), but all I really care about is being able to retire comfortably and early in my early 40s.  I know nothing is guaranteed, but does this c...