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Guys, I need some help. I'm currently looking for my first rental and after scouring the MLS, I realized that I needed to be creative to find a good investment. I reached out to a mentor who has been in the rental b...
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Hi Everyone,
For anybody who has experience investing in the Caribbean, due to the recent hurricanes that have hit the area, is now a good time to invest in places like San Juan or Saint Martin (either residential o...
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I was curious if anyone could help me out with answering a this question: How do you quit your W-2 through REI?I have read THE BOOK ON TAX STRATEGIES for the Saavy Real Estate Investor and it made me wonder how a lot ...
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Here a good article by Forbes that breaks down a lot of the new stuff in the tax bill.
It clearly mentions real estate at least twice. The author argues that those who sell real estate could be adversely affected ...
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I a fairly new at this and panic every time I have trouble with the analysis. Here is the deal:A 1,126 sq ft cape with an attached garage. 2 bed/1bath built in 1958. Hasn't had much done to it sine 1958. No septic...
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My headline sounds illogical because we all need shelter. But truthfully, I don't want to rent(throwing money away)and I don't want to own a home either(hate paying maintenance, taxes, insurance).Since I work from hom...
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My wife works on a college campus. We both graduated in 2010 and have decent jobs, and I'm actively saving money to get into REI part time.
The reason I mentioned the college campus bit is because today while having...
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Bought a building and 4 of the 4 tenants refuse to pay rent. Oh and it's not just me, no gas is being delivered to any of them due to nonpayments and some have no electric for the same reason..one has electric in her...
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Hello BP! This is for the home builders out there. I'm looking to purchase land and build six houses in the Truckee, CA area. When I built our last house in 2013, I managed the construction (not including the land) at...