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 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...

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...