Hi,I have a tax related question on the rental properties. I read that rental property purchase value will be depreciated to 0 over the course of 27.5 years and that depreciation can be tax deducted every single year ...

I logged on to my local MLS today and noticed a new message with an attachment from the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that speaks (in general) about how almost 1/3 of the US population has a criminal ...

The standard for raising rent varies depending on local laws, regulations, and rental agreements. However, there are some general guidelines and considerations that landlords typically follow:Check local laws: Diffe...

Morning BP, Been reading @Brandon Turner book "Managing Rental Properties" because Friday we'll be closing on our very FIRST RENTAL property (very excited to reach this goal of 2016)!My duplex is in one of the lower i...

I am working on my goals for 2015 and have decided that 2015 is my year to "go for broke". I have set aside about 30k for marketing by direct mail. I am curious the ROI difference on standard vs first class on yellow ...

I set up a standard mail, pre-canceled stamp account with the post office and now they're telling me that the yellow letter does not qualify and that it is first-class mail because it includes personal information, i....

The EPA has published new lead paint standards. https://www.healthday.com/health-news/environmental-health/e...All five of my rentals were built well before the end of the lead paint era. Obviously, I don't want my pr...

After reading this news, it seems moving forward investment property financing is only available from HML or banks but with higher interest rate/origination fee? Thought?https://www.housingwire.com/ar...

Hi,I'm a hard money lender. I previously lived near Denver and my deals were structured whereby I purchased each house outright and the flipper flipped it and got it sold and kept all the profit other than my interest...