I'm looking at a renovation project that I would live in for a couple years. The bank requires a licensed contractor to do the work but I can work under him for whatever I want to do myself.  The guy I have in mind s...

I have one single family rental and looking to buy another. I have had trouble finding good advice on the best strategy for setting up an entity to hold my rentals in. Any good books to explain exactly which states to...

I manage a property where the tenant has paid rent on time for the first few months but the last 3 months the tenant has paid late by almost 20-30 days. I usually reach out to him once to twice a week asking when rent...

I have been watching some podcasts concerning impending implementation of Dodd Frank law as it pertains to Lease Optioning. I am very concerned as to how to proceed Renting to Own for my homes in a way that is aafe. A...

This occurred on Sunday.  Thankfully not at one of our properties, but one about three hundred yards away.  A heavier gentleman was apparently walking up the stairs to his cabin, a step gave way and snapped, and his l...

I’m thinking about house hacking for the first time with an FHA loan 3.5% down.There’s a duplex that someone is selling me off market at $220k in a very good area in Tampa, FL (West Tampa is the area). 2/1 each unit a...

I wasn't sure the appropriate subforum for this topic, since a few seem relevant.I decided to calculate ROE on 3 properties I own in Oahu, Hawaii. I used exact mortgage balance and used in-building comps to calculate ...

From what I've read on prior posts it seems many have the opinion of by self-managing your rental properties, you will not gain any liability protection by owning the asset and performing the property management under...

I just bought my first house at a foreclosure auction today after 3 attempts on other properties. I've been flipping REOs so far. The auctioneer was inexperienced, lost (could not find the correct legal location ...

Hey all,  20 year old Junior in college. Interested in REI and owning rentals. Since I have very little capital and low income, I am planning on partnering with family to buy an out of state duplex. Can you take a loo...