I'm stuck between two life choices: 1. Become a CPA2. Become a Real Estate AgentThe complication: I have always wanted to get into real estate investing. My parents own apartments and for the last couple of years I ha...

Ok, so I understand that everyone's situation, property, location is different and thus I'm stressing that this was just my own personal experience and I'm over it - after only 2 weeks ;-)Beginning of the year I decid...

Ok, so I am about to buy a small Apartment Building and am looking to partner with a friend on it. But I have a few questions that I would to get some advice on:- Does it make sense if I am taking on a partner that we...

Carl Fischer had reminded me of an article I wrote two years ago.  The gist:  Wholesale deals in retirement accounts will get crushed by the IRS once they get around to auditing them.The Mazzei Roth IRA Case – An End ...

I am considering buying a duplex with my VA loan to start off. I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on the process ? Will I be able to live in one side and rent the other side to a section 8 tenant ? If so, W...

I know it shouldn't be a deal-breaker, if the mgmt co doesn't want to manage a C/C- property, but do you contact them before you buy, just to see what their thoughts on managing it would be?

Just curious what everyone thinks about the future of commercial real estate space. More retail going online only now. Large companies are saving money on office space by having employees work from home.Even doctors a...

In April 2016, we purchased our first property (my wife and I.)  Stats on the property:
Purchase price was 180k (45k per unit), 25% down at 5% (beg mort is 135k)

Location is Frostburg, MdCinder block, no basement,...

Predicting what the real estate industry will look like beyond 10 years is hard, but I can safely say this: Within the next decade, real estate agents will no longer be showing homes – with exclusion of the luxury mar...

So i am getting ready to close on a duplex which comes with a tenant in one unit. My plan is to househack it and live in the bottom unit. Any advice on how I should collect rent? Are there websites I could use to help...