Bruce D. Kowal
Material Participation - an unexpected trap
As some readers of this Forum know, there are two types of participation for those seeking the use of real estate losses: Active Participation and Material Participation. For REI over a certain income limit, in orde...
Dustin Erlewine
Grinding to find deals that close.
At the beginning of the year I finally decide to do what I should of done 12 years ago and start building a portfolio. I’ve been very hard at it and spent more time and marketing capital than I’d like to admit. I’v...
Adam Bordes
How do I get my wife to want to continue buying more houses??
Hey guys! Here's the situation...We just bought our first rental property and in an effort to save some money on the renovation, my wife took the last few months off work and, along with some help from our "flipper fr...
Jose Bernard
A lesson from a perceived business failure
#Tbt About 12 years ago I quit a 6 figures income sales job, took a loan against my 401k and decided to open a food truck business with 0 experience in the food industry. I was catching up with a good friend this mor...
Javier Emilio Tirado
Cash Out Refi for down payment and debt repayment? Opinions..
Hi Guys! My wife and I currently own 2 STR properties and sub-rent 2 apartments to STR BUT we don't currently don't have a home for ourselves and our 3 dogs. We were moving between the homes as they were not rented bu...
Temi I.
Closing day concerns
I have a wholesale deal that is supposed to be closing on Monday.
The buyer purchases 3000+ properties per year with one title company and was adamant we use the same one for the purchase.
Since instructing title ...
Geoffrey Serdar
Our first duplex acquisition - Minneapolis
My First Duplex - Winter 2016Any feedback, advice, stories, or jokes are well appreciated...Hello, my name is Geoffrey Serdar, intro post located here. I am closing on my first duplex acquisition in a few weeks.The f...
Devin Londo
Screening Property Management Companies Questions
In the process of selecting a property management company. Does anyone have a list of questions they ask? Are there any things you all ask for that companies will include to have you go with them - i.e. no rent renewa...
Ted L.
Inherited tenant wants to have a talk
I have a newly purchased multi unit property with 10 inherited tenants. Several of the month to month units are at least 10-20% below market rates here and below other units in the same building. I sent them all an in...
Greg P.
Anyone else just Exhausted?
Hello, I'm working on two rehabs, wholesaling a couple of deals and managing contractors. On top of that, I'm looking for more houses to buy and saw at seven houses yesterday. Today, I feel very exhausted and I feel...