My wife and I have 16-18 deals under our belt and we are considering ways to exponentially grow our portfolio into multi-family. I understand the tax, legal and business constructs, but I am unclear on how to find the...

We are a young couple looking to begin building our portfolio with student rentals in great markets in Missouri. We believe in our model, so I’m not necessarily interested in student rental horror stories, but would l...

I have a motivated seller who inherited a townhome. It has since gone into pre-foreclosure. There was $49k left on the mortgage and she just heard from the bank that the lowest they'd settle for is $28k. How would I g...

I am currently looking to purchase a rental property in the Germantown area of Philadelphia. These homes often have knob and tube wiring. I heard that less and less insurance companies are insuring homes with knob and...

I have done two land contracts in the past before the whole Dodd-Frank legislation came up.  One has worked out well and the other did not.I still feel that there are opportunities to provide win-win scenarios where I...

This post was prompted by a discussion of a specific STR-related tax strategy on another thread. But the concepts apply across a wide range of topics, so I'm posting my TED talk separately.
1. The annual nature of ta...

The lack or inattentiveness of safety in short-term rentals is appalling!! Over the weekend 3 people died at a STR in Outer Banks due to a house fire, and it seems like every couple of months we hear of more people dy...