Brad V.
land trust to avoid capital gain?
Is there a way for a seller and I to set up a land trust to hold the properties I want to purchase from him and he be able to avoid his capital gain tax?
David Ma
REIT vs Multi unit investing
My question for all of you guys is that while some of you guys are investing in multi units that provide a rent income of 10-15% return. My question is why not invest all this money to Real estate investment trusts? M...
Scott Trench
Neighbor Says my Tenant is Berating Her and Her Son
A neighbor near a duplex that I own has called me twice now to tell me that my tenant is berating her and her son in the street, yelling obscenities and just going off.I am not this neighbor’s landlord. After the firs...
Tom V.
Tenants interested, smartmove not helpful. What would you do?
I have a couple interested in a unit. They did a smartmove credit check, and both came back with "Not enough info".They make well in excess of the rent, about 5 times. Verified income.But there's no credit cards, no l...
Jaron Walling
The UAW wants to wreck the economy
Is the auto industry big enough to create ripples in RE markets? If so, why? The UAW just escalated the "stand up" strike to 38 new locations. This includes everyone already striking. This affects thousand of UAW memb...
Daniel Mills
Credit Card Churning Using Plastiq to Pay Your Mortgages
Hi guys,So, I pay around $5000 a month in mortgage payments for my SFH rentals. I was thinking that I could basically meet the minimum spend for sign up bonuses on cards if I use a company like Plastiq that allows you...
Amar P.
Airbnb payment timing & how it relates to accounting/bookkeeping
Hey allWe are starting strs with Airbnb being our primary income source currently.For you airbnbers, when does airbnb pay the owner or the rental property? At time of booking, some other in the middle or when they st...
Justin Rogers
Rental Properties Questions
I am currently trying to figure out which real estate route is best for me. I am leaning towards buying rental properties but don't want to be a landlord considering the time it could take up. Is a property manager wo...
Jason Burr
Help me offer the best value to the seller
I thought I would toss out a scenario and see what creative solutions folks suggest that might offer the best value to a potential seller. Let's assume the seller owns a single family house that they have fully depre...
John B.
Privacy question
Hi, love the site but I'm just not one for posting stuff with my name all over the internet.
I went into the privacy tab and checked that I didn't want my posts indexed by Google, but when I search my name on Google...