Curt Smith
Sched E landlord, where to best deduct business expenses: education etc?
Hi Folks, Last few years I just added up my general business expenses: education, technology, subscriptoins etc, divided by my number of Sched E houses and added an expense called General business expense onto EACH h...
Christoph Krekeler
Limitations in RE investing on a work visa
I am currently on a non-immigrant work visa in the US working as a financial analyst and am looking to invest in real estate on the side.Having done some research I know my options are limited as I am not a permanent ...
Patrick Rowe
What do you think about this deal
I have my first rehabb under contract for $62,000 it's a 3br/2ba 1531 living area. I have a local bank that will finance 90% of the deal. There are housing in the area selling for $90 per square foot. My banker had th...
Paul Brouwers
Flip Advice as far as Taxes
This is a bit long winded, stick with me.
My wife and I have live in flipped 2 houses, doing most the work ourselves over the past 10 years. Takes forever, lots of learning, have made great money. 2 years ago we ...
Account Closed
Selling 4plex with OF wrap loan
Planning to sell a 4plex near downtown San Diego, CA... hopefully with OF (wrap loan). Still doing research to learn the ins and outs of such a deal. Hoping to hear from people who know how to structure such a deal, w...
Bob Galivan
Cleveland Investing: Short Sales
A client recently contacted me about a short sale in the Cleveland market that seemed to be priced way below market value. After digging into the listing info, I found a fairly typical approach to marketing these prop...
Chris Thomas
Cashflow or Appreciation
The topic has been discussed a million times in a million different ways but I have an opportunity to purchase 4 small 3bdrm homes for around 115k. They are in a economically depressed rural location and will be HUD p...
Greg W.
Note investing vs Buy and hold and how they affect net worth
I am seeking perspective from the savvy note investors as well as established buy and hold (rental property) investors regarding the "best" strategy to grow net worth over time. I am a current house flipper and looki...
Ingrid B.
cap gain tax if not 100% of the proceeds go into another house
Greetings. I own a property that I am planning to sell, it will have long term cap gain. I don't certainly want to invest all 100 % of the proceeds into another property. Say only 50% of the proceeds goes into another...
Will F.
Tenant attempting to remove fixtures on move-out- medical lease
Does anyone have a generic move-out letter that basically explains the move out procedure to mom and pop tenants.I have a commercial property in which the tenant wishes to remove some installed fixtures.Some of it is ...