Remone R.
Foundation issues could be deal breaker
Has anyone heard of any foundation issues with the clay in the East Austin, Round Rock or Pfleugerville area? If so how did you deal with it.
Joe Patera
To pool or not to pool. That is the question
Does anyone have any thoughts or experience on buying rental properties with a backyard pool.
Shahad Choudhury
What are the tax conciquences of house hacking?
Hello,
I've been reading a lot about the taxes involved with house hacking a SFH, but the main thing I can't figure out is what is normal/expected by the IRS for calculating the percentage of the house that shared ...
James Krywin
Deciding if it will be a good investment to rent out or sell existing house
Hi All,I am in the process of moving and am at a cross-roads. I need to determine where I should sell or rent out my house. To do so, I am need to understand what is considered the "breakeven" and "target" % of rent v...
Nathan P Tanner
Help me undertand the profits with the BRRRR method
Please let me know if I’m seeing clearly Here? (This is for the Bay Area in California)-Home is 330,000$ (paying cash)-Closing cost : Buyer and seller agent fee, Property, title, escrow, misc @7.5 % =24,750$ -rehab co...
Geoffrey O'Brian
Curious 1031 Exchange Question about Basis & Depreciation
Hi smart people,I have a tax-related question about figuring depreciation basis on a new property received in a like-kind 1031 exchange of rental properties (3-unit for 8-unit). I live, and the buildings are in, Los A...
Alessandra Verbena
What factors contribute to real estate dips or crashes?
It seems like the conversation always starts with... Will the real estate market crash in 2020? Or, will it crash in the Bay Area? Or will housing prices dip in California? I would like to pose the question from a dif...
Samir Patel
Calculating CapEx [Calc Review]
I have a quick question about how others are calculating CapEx on a rental property investment. I'm currently factoring in about 8-10% for CapEx depending on the age of the property and the neighborhood. I recently ca...
Patrick Kaiser
It's all about the price right now
A few months ago, buyers preferred higher end finishes and were willing to pay a premium in almost all parts of town to see really nice stuff. This is in part what was driving prices up so wildly. Flippers were puttin...
Leo R.
How much cashflow is "enough"?
I'm interested to hear how much cashflow investors think is "adequate"--given various other relevant factors (such as the number and grade of their properties, the equity/leverage position, the total valuation of the ...