Rich Weese
mexico angry over OUR immigration laws!! Please read
There was a meeting in Tucson yesterday with Reps from States in Mexico. They're angry about the AZ law and not for the reason you think. If you read the attached, please read to the end. What a double-standard! No wo...
Alex F.
Buy and Hold in Portland
Hello,I just found out I'm moving to Portland in the September/October time-frame and I'm hoping to get some advice. I've always wanted to get into real estate but have been living (mostly) in Japan for the last 9 ye...
AJ Smith
Picking Renovations to Increase Cashflow
What renovations are your best bet for raising your property to market rate rents?I had an "Aha!" Moment while analyzing Minneapolis multifamilies with below market rents today: "the right renovations will pay for the...
Christopher Boggs
Fix the 1 car garage or Build a 2 car garage?
So I just picked up this property in South Euclid, Ohio. We are still not sure whether we are going to rent or fix n' flip this one, but I am going to ask the question anyways. The house should fetch about $900 a mont...
Josh Mitchell
Stories of Student Housing
Can anyone share with me the ups and downs of student housing? Besides the obvious of being able to charge higher rates due to *must have* housing for students, and the higher costs of repairs due to, well, college. A...
David Putz
What do you expect to see from Note Investing in the next year?
Being a note investor for over 10 years and starting at large fund I always saw large tapes. When I broke off in 2012 and started buying personally, I hoped never to see the day of tapes of less than 300-500 would ne...
Devin Miles
Should I flip or hold my first multi-family property?🤔
I am 19 looking to buy my first investment property and I found a good deal in New Hampshire. I am not sure whether I should flip it or hold it as a rental property? The house is listed for $350,000 3000sqft 8bed ($11...
Peter J Donaldson
Yet another 2 out of 5 year Primary/Rental Ratio question (sorry)
Ok, I have read all the IRS publications and seen many forum answers on this basic subject and I THINK I now have an answer from IRS publication 523 but would like confirmation if possible as I think I have a quite ra...
Jeff L.
How much do lawyers cost?
I keep reading advice to talk to a lawyer or have a lawyer do certain things for you to make sure everything is good (ie for forming your LLC, and other real estate transactions).However, I have this notion that lawye...
Tara Piantanida-Kelly
?Turnkey Survey: Would you rather…
I often hear investors say that out-of-state turnkey deals aren’t great because they are often at (or above) retail pricing, and you “make your money when you buy”. That being said, assuming the numbers work for you ...