Hello all,Yesterday I installed my first Wifi enabled thermostat and I'm in love. Basically, Home Depot was offering 30% off of their thermostats, and my local utility (Austin Energy) offers an $85 rebate on thermosta...

I just got an accepted offer on my first multifamily. It's a 2 unit property (2 bed/1 bath & 1 bed/1 bath). I'm going to be house hacking and the units share meters (electric, water and gas). 
Should I include ut...

As a property management company, we've heard quite a few REI goals. Here are some of the long-term goals with REI we've heard over the years:

wanting to keep building wealth as the years go byincreased ove...

Legal question: Massachusetts has lots of rules landlords must follow. One of these is that we are generally not allowed to charge fees. My understanding is that Pet fees, move in fees, application fees, etc. are all...

Is it Smart to use a land trust, for each individual property. and then have the LLC as the trustee/personal representative of all the trusts. then put myself as the beneficiary of the trust

Hello, my name is Deja Rogers and I have just started getting into Real Estate Investing. This is something I have been interested in for a while, and I just finished a seminar on getting started but I still have a lo...

I'm considering selling a 4plex we've held for 6 years. I file jointly and we are able to put enough of our income into a retirement plan that we can be below 89,000 in income (including rental income). Does this enab...

What are Best Practices for Agent Remarks when Listing property with a Flat Fee Broker?

Hi all! I'm fairly new to this world, and this is my first post.I am working on an MBA, and for my final project in a class, I've decided to create a Real Estate Investment analysis tool in Excel. It is a macro-based ...

My wife and I both have IRA or old 401k monies that could be moved to a self-directed IRA...can a property be bought 100% (no financing) with the combination of IRA funds (hers and mine) say 50/50 or 75/25?I don't thi...