What is the best way to write off a new roof?

I'm getting 4 units ready to rent, primarily targeting Section 8. In our area, either the recipient pays 30% of the monthly rent OR they simply receive a voucher for a rent amount and HUD pays the entire amount.For te...

I am very new to Real Estate investing and I am looking into borrowing from my 401k to buy my first rental property. Is it a wise idea to borrow from my 401k if I can take a HELOC out from my current home I live in? A...

I am a small time real estate investor flipping vacant land. This is my full time "job," only income and I am looking to get a mortgage for a house soon, but first I must file two years taxes to qualify. How do you fu...

Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Middletown.

Purchase price: $245,500

Cash invested: $20,000

Buy & Hold - House hacking
First project, renovated ma...

From close of escrow (COE) at purchase to COE at sale, it was 11 months to complete this project. I expected it to be no more than 9 however, I experienced a major delay in getting my custom windows (loss of 6 weeks) ...

When you're hiring a contractor, how do you handle payment. Will they want payment before? If so, it doesn't make much sense to pay until you're sure the work is complete, right?

It makes sense to me to pay half be...

We have located a property that the mayor is going to condemn that has been foreclosed due to the resident abandoning the home.  The front section of the house needs to be torn down as the foundation and house are jus...

Hi guys,I have 2 SF properties (one in California and one in Florida) and I am having a hard time collecting the rents from the tenants.Section 8 pays always on time, obviously, but tenants are not. It started in Marc...

Hi All,Does anyone have any experience going after bad contractors in Milawukee?  We had a GC that basically dropped the ball on numerous portions of a rehab job and is refusing to complete a garage even though he was...