Since note dividends are taxed at the same rate as regular income, and there are no tax benefit like depreciation or mortgage interest deductions, I am looking back to real estate to help avoid keeping 63% or less of ...

I thought I was doing ok with this, but after reading on here, everyone seems to be doing much better. Heres the deal:
Purchase Price 38000
Mortgage 29000 = 253/month on 15 years @ 6% ($16500 out of pocket do...

My great uncle was a multi-millionaire who took his own life roughly 20 years ago. He left all living family members individual trust funds/retirement accounts conservatively invested in some sort of mutual fund. For ...

Recently been thinking about how the bank views rental income and your personal debt to income (DTI) ratio. From what I've read and experienced with my two properties, banks will typically take 75% of your rental inco...

Hi BP,I am building a new construction duplex and am deciding whether or not to rent it out just sell it. My numbers for each are below. Which provides the best NOI? Opinions?RENT:Monthly mortgage all in is $1130. Can...

Here's my scenario I need your help with. I am looking to buy a 2 bedroom apartment for $450k. I have the cash to buy it. Is it wise to pay full cash or take a mortgage and pay 20% down and invest the rest in the stoc...

So I had an idea that of the money you get from a rental property (the expenses such as repairs, vacancy, taxes and CG) since you dont want to spend this and save for big ticket items in the future, where does people ...

Hello everyone! I just found out about BP through a search online a while back but I haven't been activate for a couple of years here. A little bit about my experience in Real Estate… I started a couple years ago doin...

I’m new to investing and I’ve been hearing cash flow is tax free. I can run the numbers for NOI-depreciation and this holds true, but not all of the operating expenses are deductible (or at least maintenance, vacancy ...

We bought our house a couple years ago and was wondering if there was a good time to think about renting your house out?  When we bought, we bought with an FHA with 3.5 down.  The house was 319,999 and our down paymen...