I just emailed a remodeling company asking if they act as GCs on house rehab projects.  They come highly recommended and are a Five Star Rated (by Home Services Review) company.  My email said, "I'm a RE investor in t...

So I have a duplex under contract
- In a C - area, - All Brick exterior, - Cpvc updated, - Electrical looks good, -Both AC are 8 years of age, - Roof looks good, - Tile floors, - Rent should be around $1200 gross mon...

I am currently selling my house, and I have a 5% commission on it.  My realtor says that maybe I am not getting as many people coming or an offer because of my commission percentage.  In you experience, do you think i...

I read hundreds of questions in the forums every day. I see a lot of repetition in questions. People ask things like "Do I need an LLC" or "where do I advertise for tenants" or "how do you collect rent payment". We al...

So a little bit about my background before I dive in: I previously have owned rental properties before (back in 2018 - 2019). Those properties we all bought in cash (no leverage) they were lower end properties that ca...

Hi,
I’m currently living in Orange County, CA and would like to work with a real estate CPA to do my taxes and optimize/evaluate my tax returns from previous year.

I’ve always done taxes by myself using TurboTax in...

I just graduated and got a job as a structural engineer (starting this month). I accepted a salary offer of about 70k a year with a 401k match plan available. However, I want to invest aggressively in real estate. Spe...

First-Time Home Buyer: The Complete Playbook for Avoiding Rookie Mistakes is available now!

@Mindy Jensen and @Scott Trench have been buying and selling houses for a collective thirty years. In First-Time Home Buye...

I was thinking of writing into my lease that tenants are required to pay rent through an online rent collection website. Can I legally require new tenants to pay rent online and that no checks/cash will be accepted?

Hello, BP! I have realtors in California, Utah, and Arizona and am actively seeking my first property to fix and flip or--even better-- BRRRR. While they are sending me automated MLS listings (except for my CA realtor...