I purchased a multi-family in a rougher area of Boston when I was 25. It was in very bad shape. I am very handy and did a long term sweat equity renovation. My tenants love me, but I am sick of the area and burnt out....

Ok so I live in a duplex, and rent out the other half.

1. My CPA is telling me we will deduct 50% of the shared expenses on the building the rest is considered my housing costs.

2. I was reading somewhe...

Hello all, I want to know what it takes on a day to day basis becoming a real estate investor. I would like to tag along ask questions, help fix little problems and deal with the daily interactions with managers, tena...

Hello out there in BPland! I would be grateful for any thoughts on this potential deal. It is my first and I'm nervous because it looks pretty good to me, so I must be screwing something up! I have a deal in contract ...

After answering this Q for the 100th client, I decided to make the answer public. The situation: You are one of the two partners, and you work pretty much full-time as the project manager for the company. Your partner...

I am a first time home buyer in the bay area and I just read about using openlistings.com to represent the buying agent. I need some feedback from people that worked with Openlistings for buying properties. They are b...

I'm working with an investor who has a fairly large amount of capitol to invest, and/or access  to it. There are a few deals in my area that I would like to pursue, but don't feel like I should devote my time and reso...

I'm going to be busier than a rooster in a henhouse in a few weeks with the amount of people coming to this town.  Thought it would be a good idea to pick up every propane tank for a grill and have it refilled.  There...

Hi all -I'm sure there are all sorts of partnership arrangement options but wanted to get your thoughts on this one.  I have a friend who lives in another state that wants to partner on multifamily deals.  He is going...

Is anyone familiar with Panelized Construction? It is where they construct the walls and shell of the house in a plant somewhere and ship the property. The benefits appear to be fast construction time (lower labor c...