In this situation, $60,250 has been collected in rents over a 12-year period ($38,000 net), yet I cannot tell who, if anyone has a reporting or tax liability for the rents collected, or when their liability, if any, w...

We recently moved to Southern CA.  I wanted to get an FHA loan, put 5% down and purchase a multi-family in Pasadena, CA. I broke out my spreadsheets and WOW - I can't seem to make any scenario actually work, even to b...

Earlier I asked about how to become a property manager, and got some great responses and have been talking to people all about having a property management company.Now I want to know the pros and cons and all the opin...

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Hello everybody! I find myself in a little trouble. Hopefully, someone will be able to provide advice on how to best tackle this; I would greatly appreciate it. I recently purchased my first house hack in Texas. The f...

Hello,  a lot of information about running numbers on Multi family properties but when you find a listing that is obviously already represented by a broker. Should I find a local broker to represent me or deal directl...

We got a tenant application for a 2006 single family house with monthly rent $1425. The applicant has a nice credit score of 702 and monthly income of $5000. Based on tenantsearch check, he has no criminal history a...

When using creative strategies to buy-and-hold (subto/ seller finance, hybrids), how important is purchase price? In theory, purchase price only matters when you sell, and I’ve heard of many investors being willing to...

I am looking to buy a fixer upper. I’ve been seeing some options come through a wholesaler that are multi family and some are rented currently. I would aim @ renovating the property and increasing the rents. My girlfr...

Good evening BP,I work full time as a teacher, part time as a behavioral therapist and I am a church musician. I’m trying to 10X my income to buy more properties. Furthermore, I’m married with 5 children under 5 years...