Do you use one LLC for all of your investment properties or one for each property? If not an LLC, which entity do you use and why? Doesn't the added cost of maintaining an LLC substantially eat into profit, especially...

I just ran into some unfortunate times in my investing career. I recently attempted a rehab and flip project and had to sell it for a loss before completion due to the two family home that I live in as well the tenant...

I am currently rehabbing homes in the New Orleans market and have done so for several years. Our typical rehab is an historic home renovated from the studs out and will sell for between $200-400K. Gross sales in 2013 ...

Situation:

Brother owes $143,000 on mortgage
House Value(according to comps) $121,000
Offer Home to lender as a short sale for $100,000 (sister says lender may take/she is a realtor in Atlanta).
I would purchase.

An...

Hello everyone, I'm not holding myself to any specific area to invest since my W-2 job moves me around the country. Not sure if this matters but my goal is to own apartments. I have a list of cities on spreadsheet but...

I'm wondering if anyone has use the strategy of buying a note after the Lis Pendens has been filed?  There's a couple of properties in the area that have enough equity and I'd love to try to rectify the loan, but if n...

Hey all, Could use some help from some more experienced folks on the board: A potential client came through Houzz with 3 projects. All three projects are no where near the stage where a contractor should be involved a...

Hello,I started reading Set for Life by Scott Trench, great read so far! A big proponent of the book that Scott seems to adhere to is the idea of house hacking. Which essentially seems to be the best way to propel mys...

Hello Everyone,I had an approved short-sale and the closing was last Thursday (6/29). Apparently, the seller did not show up at the closing title company and stopped answering his Attorney and his Realtor's calls that...

By my calculations we've assisted nearly two dozen out of state or area investors acquire, furnish and launch vacation rentals on the Oregon Coast the past two years. The typical investor profile is GenX or millennial...