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I had a funny thought pop into my head as I began to prepare for the upcoming tax season: should I intentionally pay more taxes (by not taking all deductions/credits claimable) so as to be able to leverage that income...
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Hello everyone! I'm interested in buying my first investment rental property with the goal of maximizing cash flow (e.g. targeting multi-family where possible). I am in New York so I'm looking to buy out of state.What...
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Hello. I am a newbie to the group. Looking for advice - Do I Sell or Hold?I own a home in San Diego CA. I purchased the house in 2015, in a transitional neighborhood for a low price, and the value has since doubled. H...
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@Ali Boone , @Charles McNelly, and others have talked about lifestyle design, and how it fits into their real estate investing - or should I say, how their real estate investing fits into their lifestyle design. I've ...
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After 14 years, my wife just got laid-off indefinitely along with probably 50% of her colleagues. Shes in the aerospace Industry and Boeing was their largest customer by far.
I'm not predicting gloom and doom for a...
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I have a unit in a tri-plex that is available to rent. I had a tenant call to see the property. Everything seemed good, they looked good and showed up on time to the showing. The only problem is when I sent them over ...
Hi Everyone,
I'm not an expert on creative financing deals, so I'm reaching out to those who are.
I have a seller who is older, does not want to deal with kicking out his tenant, fixing up and selling h...
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A loan made to an individual or a business can be secured by real estate or real property. This is also called real estate lending, or trust deed investing. A trust deed is recorded, putting a lien on the Title to the...
Hi BP community! This deal is on the MLS - 3108 W Palmira Ave Tampa FL Property Highlights:-Great location (A- area of town, Hyde Park/Palma Ceia)-4, 1 unit apartments at 550 SF each -Asking $260k or $65k per unit-Ren...
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Hi BPers,I currently 3 properties- 1 Primary and 2 rentals. They are conventionally financed with both myself and my wife on the mortgage and the title. I am planning to refinance all of the properties and while doing...