I had an interesting question for my cpa friends on here. My situation is slightly unique as real estate investing is slightly difficult due to my student loans. I have an exorbitant amount of student loans and my mon...

I have read that in an environment of rising rates, this would negatively impact CRE valuation.  Can someone walk me through this?  Also I would love to hear peoples opinions on this.

I’m new to investing and I’ve been hearing cash flow is tax free. I can run the numbers for NOI-depreciation and this holds true, but not all of the operating expenses are deductible (or at least maintenance, vacancy ...

I'm not sure I understand how to do this and I think it's an important idea for us rooks to understand, as property taxes differ significantly from place to place (especially where I am).

The area I've been studying ...

Anyone that knows the actual REO department side of things with a bank might be able to answer this question for me.

I was bidding on an REO and had a small (less than 3%) closing cost credit in my offer. Af...

I'm crunching numbers on my first investment purchase and suspect I'm focusing too much on the profit margin during the first two years (low single digits).   I think the margins will be between 10% (no refinance and ...

How do you calculate debt to income ratio when you have rental property? Are we using gross rental incomes or net? I own two 3-unit buildings in the Chicago area and live in one of the units. Total gross rental income...

Hey there! If turn that my primary home into a full rental and receive $3,000 per month... am I able to claim (75%) of that rental income when the lease is signed? Do I have to wait a set time and/or wait for taxes to...

Does anybody have any hard data they have compiled for expenses/vacancy/management of low-income vs. higher end rentals? I know the rule of thumb around here is 50%, but it seems that low-income is probably highe...

So I invest in buy and hold multi-family real estate in the Rochester NY area. My question is does it make sense to take on a higher interest rate if it allows you to negotiate to a lower down payment and less closing...