If I have personal loans from family and friends (to invest in real estate), can I deduct the interest I pay to them?  I recently learned that there are some interest expenses that you can't deduct, and was wondering ...

I'm a first time buyer / investor looking for ADU candidate in the 500-600K range in Hayward / Castro Valley / San Leandro / E Oakland. J Martin has suggested this strategy in the forums; Chris May is also pursuing it...

Hey everyone,So I am about to close on my fist rentals.  It's insane. I completed my first flip, it went through three potential buyers that all ended up with lending issues, and finally is just now selling a year lat...

This post will probably make a few if not a lot of folks mad but I figured why not mention realities of investing in real estate. My Opinion: Most investors over time will have marginal results at best when they inves...

Hi there,
I have a property that is rented out (because I wasn't able to sell before) and am looking to start the short sale process. I was wondering if any one had any advice regarding my situation.

The main questi...

Hi all,
Wanted to start out by saying thanks for some great info on here.

First let me say I'm relatively new to real estate investing, and I come from a technical engineering background and am finding it VERY diffic...

BACKGROUND
I'm a former buy & holder moving forward and starting over after a downturn in personal circumstances,  in the planning stage of creating a note investing company for and by myself. 
I have been learn...

Are there any drawbacks to buying an occupied multi-family? I came across a quad that has 3 units occupied and 1 unit vacant. I am looking to invest in an owner-occupied multi-family, so the vacant unit is perfect. Ho...

Hi Everyone!

I have a 5800sq ft, 4 unit apartment building in New Brunswick, Canada that I bought a couple of years ago. The building is quite old and has lots of old/dated wiring that has made it un-rentable until i...