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Zillow promotes Zestimates and so many consumers think this is good information to receive what their property is worth. Zillow is appearing as the authority on pricing homes. How accurate and misleading is the site?W...
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We are rehabbing a nice brick ranch in Milwaukee, WI and are planning on finishing the basement. As you can see on pictures one of the walls is braced. We don't know when the braces were installed, but I would guess a...
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Technology has advanced much throughout the years and cellphone technology is not a stranger to advancement. As a result, cellphones – or smartphones, as they are more commonly called today – have evolved into lit...
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If I do an a to b then a b to c short sale with my LLC being the B and I don't receive proceeds from this transaction how can I avoid being taxed? Once again I wouldn't receive any money from this deal just trying to ...
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TL;DR Matt Motil is a fraud. Do not invest with him.
Warning, this is a long post. My purpose here is to save some of you from the experience I now find myself in after providing a short-term loan to Matt Motil of C...
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Hi all. I recently funded my SDIRA and I plan to make my first rental investment ever inside of it. I have found a house on Roofstock that I want to go for. I am using Roofstock because I'm from Oregon and it's nea...
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If I bought a rental in 2009, rented it out a few years (and taken 30k in deductions for depreciation), then moved in and have lived there for the last two years do I have to pay any taxes on any appreciation if I ...
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In the past I utilized an FHA loan to purchase my first investment property which is a 4-family I also live in. My most recent acquisitions have both been duplexes that I acquired using a HELOC and funding minor/mode...
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My rehabbing and flipping business is really quite easy to manage in terms of book-keeping. It does not send invoices, do payroll, etc. We have income, expenses, assets and liabilities. These can be categorized for...
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My husband and I have been investing in the Kansas City area for several years now. We've been kicking around one of getting our real estate agent license. Have read the pros and cons on this website and can see bot...