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Corey Dutton Are the Good Real Estate Deals Are Disappearing?
21 May 2012 | 15 replies

For most real estate investors who have been chasing foreclosures, the good deals are getting harder and harder to find. I posted a discussion recently regarding the competition that’s occurring in most markets in the...

Account Closed Current SFR deal analysis
20 February 2015 | 15 replies

Price=300k
Down=20%
Interest rate= 3%
30 yr fixed

P&I=$1012
Tax per month=$291
Insurance per month=$67

Total per month=$1370

The home is 4 bed/2.5bath 1800 sf
Built in 2005 so very low maintenance. Very rent...

Account Closed Questions on Real Estate Tax Strategy or Investing
12 October 2023 | 6 replies

As a specialized real estate CPA, I'm here to provide expert guidance on your most complex tax matters, from navigating 1031 exchanges and cost segregation studies to optimizing your rental property deductions and han...

20 May, 2024
How a 3% Interest Rate Cost Me Over $180,000 (Avoid My Mistake)

"Subject to" real estate has been exploding in popularity. When mortgage rates began to rise, subject to (often called sub to) came in as the hero to save the day. This real estate investing strategy offered investors...

Tyler D. I just want to beat the stock market as passively as possible
5 January 2021 | 47 replies

Does anyone have any experience/ success with this strategy?
I started researching REI a couple of years ago, and have dedicated a massive amount of time to learning and searching for properties. I want to expand my ...

Jared Vidales Houston Insurance INSANE!
22 January 2019 | 27 replies

Hi All,I just entered the Houston market with the goal of buying long term rentals. I closed something in Missouri City the other day, and the insurance was $3,000! The home was worth about 145k. Im now underwriting a...

Gregory Schwartz Is there an optimum occupancy rate?
27 February 2021 | 7 replies

It's common sense that a property with a high vacancy is bad. Probably the worst.
And I'm told that if a property is 100% occupied you're not charging enough. 
Soooo I would assume that there is an occupancy rate th...

Hope S. Extreme water damage, mold, hoarders and the kitchen sink
20 September 2016 | 17 replies

Has anyone ever acquired a severely distressed property (long neglected water damage, structural damage, mold, hoarders (and cat poop)) and lived to tell about it?   We are so shocked by the state of a recently acquir...

Tariq Sabbah Commercial Real Estate Valuation
23 June 2020 | 16 replies

Looking at NNN commercial properties. In researching I've found content regarding the valuation of the property based on its lease/size etc. However, how do you value the property if the tenants leave (empty commercia...

Jack B. Tired of shopping for apartment complexes
3 January 2017 | 11 replies

Almost every person I deal with wants to only provide proforma numbers of their best case scenario with no capex or vacancy built in. I ask for schedule E and they claim the have only owned the property for 2 years. O...