If I purchase two rental properties this year. I materially participate in one, and nearly completely hands off the other to a property management company. Can I elect to combine these two and take bonus bonus depreca...

Hi all!San Diego investors -- I'm currently working on my first home renovation, employing a live-in flip or long term flip. My wife and I purchased a 1,800 SF 3/2 property in La Mesa. I would love if anyone has recom...

What is the best way to approach it with a GC (this is my 5th deal so not a newbie). Pay him one fee and he handles it all or I pay for all materials and he just charges me for his labor? I still have a regular job so...

Hey guys, I recently was introduced to the world of real estate investing, and am just wondering what helped you guys get started. I still have trouble realizing what deals are good ones, and what rules to use when lo...

We are in the process of designing a new apartment building in upper Midwest where we have snowy winters and hot humid summers.  The units are all lined up next to each other townhome style.  Each unit has there own g...

All,I'm interested in investing in a technology within the real estate space. It is very early stage. It utilizes new materials and new methods for constructing the envelope of a house in a very environmentally friend...

Hello fellow rehabbers,So we have been able to save a good amount of money on materials going through the bid room at Lowes and Home Depot, and on Lumber through our local lumber yard, but sometimes they do not have a...

Hi all! Just bought a house that I'm renovating as part of a BRRRR, and I'm trying to decide what the best material is for flooring, countertops, and lighting. Considering that I want the house to appraise for as high...

I want to start buying some materials in bulk. Anyone know where to get better deals than big box stores on Flooring, windows, siding, hardware and fixtures, etc.??I’m considering buying flooring by the shipping con...

I'm debating whether or not I should let my contractor buy the materials for the job. What do you guys recommend I should do to go about this the right way?