Question:  Is there a need for investors or realtors to have a "price opinion" or "market value assessment" done by a person based on appraisal methods at a discounted rate?  Not a formal appraisal, but an identical p...

I have been thinking about taking a while to purchase some smaller homes at $100k-125k, pay them off early and keep buying others just like that.

Then I got to thinking - if homes average 6% increases, then a 300,0...

I'm planning to buy a property in the Bay Area (Danville, Concord, Richmond area). If something happens in my life and I would need to move out after some time.I'm trying to calculate all numbers, that rent will cover...

Looking for insight with this deal, please! I currently rent where I live. I sublease out the house by room. It's a 4 bedroom 3 bath. But I also rent the finished basement part as a room too. So I live in 1 room and r...

Any one have input one experience with the appraisal value of residence with window units vs. HVAC? My wife and I are in process of purchasing a Quadplex built in 1940s and currently has baseboard electric heat, and w...

Can someone explain for me the differences between property managers who use leases between their company and the tenant and those who serve as agent of landlord and do the lease between myself as the owner and the te...

I'm curious around the overarching strategy regarding accelerating tax depreciation through cost segregation. 1) Does this approach generally make sense on single family rentals?2) I have heard that the majority of th...

Hello all, I've been a member for a little over a month now and am just now taking the time to introduce myself.  I've read a lot of posts and I have been listening to the podcasts starting with number one and working...

Hello, i am beginner real estate investor and i was curious if anyone when they first started out (or currently starting out) needed to present a business plan to the bank or the lender  to get approved for a loan or ...

One lender told me my rate is fixed at 5.6% and I can take out 180k which is 90%LTV. Another lender told me the max he can do is 80% LTV and we can take out 96k on that HELOC and the rate is variable but can be change...