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Hey everyone, i had a question about depreciation, i will give you my situation as an example. i currently own 1 single family that i have been renting out since 2021 and i just bought a duplex in march of 2024 in whi...
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Are there any legal issues with direct mail marketing? I’m in Houston, Texas.
What about bandit signs?
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Getting my first property soon. Will be a sfr in the states. Currently, I am a US citizen (born and raised in Florida), but I live and work in Shanghai, and I have been here since 2014. I have no formal W2, since Chin...
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I am relocating so I have a new realtor I have never used in the past. She has been very good so far. However, when I told her I wanted to submit the first offer, she called me and strongly urged me to use a local len...
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This is my second short sale, first one the bank accepted, so this is the first time I am in this situation.
South Florida, single family 2 bed 1 bath home, in fair condition, everything works, no major work ...
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Hello! I have around 200k willing to use for investing. I can’t decide if I should look for a place out of state as rental or pay down payment for a house in bay area(where I live) and rent part of it out. Or purchas...
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Hey guys,the background check that I ran on one applicant that I have returned with 2 housing claims in one year. As I confronted the applicant with these claims, she was surprised and claimed that it must be someone ...
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Has anyone dealt with objecting a subpeona to a land trust to disclose beneficiaries. Apparently it is easy to send a subpeona to the trustee to get beneficiaries information. What is the value of a land trust if it i...
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I am about to purchase an investment home and I thinking about selling it using owner financing. I am getting a private loan to purchase the property for $58,000 will put $5000 into rehab (it is a foreclosure that is...
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At the link below, there is a survey from University Presidents. An excerpt from the link is below regarding the content from the survey. Seems like helpful information when analyzing current/future rentals in colleg...