How would RE investor usually go about buying a place for himself? Or an advice for my plan forward.I'm a buy and hold investor, but eventually looking to get into flipping and new development. I currently rent an apa...

How does one determine what qualifies as "normal wear and tear" with regard to carpet?  I had a tenant just move out after a 12 month lease and, while the carpets (in bedrooms) were not brand new and had a couple of s...

First investment property....this is the Deal. A duplex 2- 2 bed 1 bath, a double wide 3 bed 1 bath, a primary residence 3 bed 2 1/2 bath, and an ADU 3 beds 1 bath. The concerns I have are as follows... the original o...

I'm a part time investor with a full-time career and all the trappings of life that come with 2 kids. Busy isn't the right term, perhaps neurotically time starved. This story is about my second rental (3/2 townhome) w...

Hi all, I am looking for recommendations for owner/ builder lenders in the San Diego Area.  I am going to be purchasing vacant land with the intention of building my own house.  I am an architect with plenty of constr...

I'm moving to a new primary residence and turning my original residence into a rental. Can I deduct my moving expenses on next year's tax? The movers would be clearing out the old residents (my family) and prepping th...

Okay, so I'm new here, and what better way to kick off my membership than with a healthy confession. I currently own a few properties in Alabama that are fully occupied. One of my tenants is an absolute nightmare. I w...

Hey Guys, Question here. I'm in contract on a new duplex (for those of you I've talked to, the last one didn't work out). The property is in Fruitvale in Oakland, and it's zoned RM-2 (A mix of residential and small mu...

Hey folks,I'd like to get input on those investors with rentals in regards to their tenants having those temporary (usually inflatable) pools in their yards.  You know the ones they sell at the box stores?I never gave...

I've consistently written about the forces of nature and her current and future effects on the real estate market (even while often being ridiculed and politicized on this very site for it) regardless: I personally mo...