Cal C.
U.S. Oil/Gas Rig count down 60% in a year.
In a way this is good news since it may portend the end of the oil glut, but for all of those oil field workers, oil companies and suppliers this reflects a lot of pain. It will also be painful for landlords investi...
Brandon McCombs
should utilities be counted in the total monthly rent amount?
We have started to allow tenants retain utilities in our name but we have wondered whether the amount we add on for utilities should be counted as part of the monthly rent, especially for reasons of aligning with the ...
Tom V.
Fix a house, then section 121 Tax Exclusion - What counts?
Hi,
I am curious if there are any well-informed accountants or investors who can help me answer a question.
I bought a house with the intention of fixing it up and moving my family into it. It took me ...
Matt F.
How long before lenders count rent income towards DTI ratios?
How long does it generally take before lenders start counting your rental income ?i recently purchased a new primary residence and rent my original home. how long do i need to be renting that original home for before ...
Annie G.
Does paying off a HELOC count as a 1031 exchange?
Hi All, Does paying off a HELOC count as a 1031 exchange? As a theoretical, if I took out a HELOC on my primary residence, used that capital to purchase, rehab, & then sell an investment property, could I use the ...
Anthony Generous
NM Law: does a text message count as written notice?
My tenant texted me the date he was going to move out. Now, I have a lease with another tenant that will start 3 days after the current tenant was going going to move out. My current tenant now has different plans a...
Dave Meyer
Door count is a terrible metric. Please stop using it.
Door count is the worst (commonly discussed) metric in the real estate investing community. Why does everyone use it? Can we all decide to collectively kill it? Or are there some of you out there that stand by door co...
Manuel Angeles
Does Being a G.C. count as Experience for Hard Money Loans ?
This is a question to all of the hard money lenders :If a Borrowers comes to you seeking a loan for a fix and flip,and requesting high leverage (85% purchase, 100% rehab),obviously you would need to vet Borrower's Exp...
Calus Glispie
Can driving for dollars be counted as a tax deduction?!? 🤔
Just Wondering if I would be able to count my driving for dollars as a tax deduction. I have the mile iq app and when i drive for dollars i usually turn it on so it can count for my business. Am i wasting time doing t...
Brett Rhine
Bank wont count rental income profit as income for loan qualif??
Not sure if this is the right forum section or not but since I'm a total newbie I thought it belonged here. Knowing where you want to go begins with knowing where you are, and with that in mind I reached out to a nati...