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Hey Everyone!So I'm new to investing but this question is actually about my current live in home I've occupied for about 4yrs now. My question is for someone in my situation, to overpay mortgage or save the money that...
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I am a small real estate investor who does it for a living. I don't have a lot of houses and remodel one by one, selling them for a fair price and trying to always give a good product.
I am another victim of the tre...
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according to article in new Bloomberg business Week of June 10, 2013, page 52.
"We just don't see the returns there, there's a lot of bluntly -stupid money that jumped into the trade without any infrastructure, witho...
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Who here is a realtor who does sales while also adding in investing as another stream of income? I currently do residential sales and would eventually want to scale back on working with buyers/sellers (escape the rat ...
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Using Round numbers Selling condo without realtor for $444,000 bought it at $144,000, $44,000 improvements, no mortgage, lived in first 5 years, rental for last 29 years.1) In order to have zero tax liability on gains...
Trying to determine deposit withholding for wood floor damage, primarily from dog nails that, I believe, were not maintained, in addition to general lack of cleaning and carelessness. These types of scratches are ove...
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I don't know if we can chalk it all up to COVID, but there is an alarming shortage of sellers coming to the market. At the same time, interest rates are at record lows and the demand for the Phoenix-area real estate ...
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Hi BP! My 2013 Jeep Compass has a dying transmission; I bought it used in 2015. I've seen multiple mechanics/transmission specialists; it's got a CVT transmission which are seeing tons of issues around the 6-year mark...
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There's been a lot of discussion on the forums as it relates to differentiating bad debt from good. The most common view on BP is that any debt which does not produce investment returns is bad debt.I, for the most pa...
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Hey guys, I would love to hear some opinions on my personal finances. I'm a 23 year old fireman in Texas. I make a decent salary and my wife is able to stay home with our two kids. We are able to live confortably beca...