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My accountant has taken the position that health insurance premiums for full-time, self-employed real estate investors are not deductible on Schedule E since real estate is not technically considered a business ...
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Chrysler shuts down for a month but workers still draw full pay and benefits. The UAW contracts call for workers to get paid whether they work or not. Is it any wonder that US auto...
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The building next to the one I own seems to have nobody living in it. Now it has become infested with raccoons and the most massive beehive I've ever seen. This is causing a disturbance to my tennant, as swarms of bee...
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After watching a YouTube video from Ken McElroy stating 2020 is a wash, 2021 is the time to save up, and 2022 is likely the time to buy (when properties shift from motivated sellers to foreclosures to REO) I decided t...
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The recent fad appears to be multi family investing. Everyone, including publications, are talking about it and the gurus have been promoting it again. RE appreciation in many areas has taken off over the past 18 m...
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PREFACE: First and foremost, I just wanted to say I totally understand the discussion point of investing in red states vs. blue states. As someone that grew up in Ohio helping my grandfather labor on his small rental ...
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This house barely cash flows. I worry about it being near the peak especially in LV due to the looming recession. With 85k involved in closing, it isn't an ideal time to buy if the market turns against me and I can bu...
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Just wanted to share my current situation and hopefully get some input.
In 2017 I purchased a 4-plex building. It shares a driveway with a sister building next door (the buildings & lot are exactly the same). Th...
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I think this place could be a great place to have a blacklist of appraisers after my recent experience. I know the admin is afraid of legal consequences, so does one exist, a black list of garbage appraisers?
I rece...
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I just came across this article from Calculated Risk (the article is about a year old so here is the latest data.) which suggests that MF demand will start to shrink due to increased supply from new building and decre...