I would like to know how lenders typically view rental income when applying for further loans/mortgages. Do they view this income as part of your gross monthly/yearly?I myself have a W2 job and make an about an averag...

The State of Illinois recently passed a statute into law that allows regulators to examine and publicly report on delinquency rates, as well as take action against lenders whose rates are too high. While the statute s...

Whether you are a real estate professional, investor or hobbyist, the value of a good lender can not be overstated. I've been in or around real estate since 2004, when I began as so many other naive, greedy and short ...

Hi all!
My father and I started a rental business beginning a couple years ago. He lives in another city and wanted to invest where I am currently living. As a result, I manage all the finances and properties. We hav...

I'm a new real estate investor, and I found some basic tax tips, which I want to follow:
1. Depreciation - a non-cash deduction that allows me to deduct a portion of the cost of properties over their lifetime.
2. I ...

Hi Guys,
If we received  36 k as a rent  on a house located in California . Mortgage was 24k. The repairs were minor, so it’s negligible. How much would our state taxes be? (My husband keeps waiting for the bill from...

How do I start looking for mortgage notes? I have heard about going to the local court house but, where do I look? Also are investors more interested in buying 1st mortgages then 2nd mortgages? I would love to get...

Hello -- We're interested in multi-family (commercial).  Is there any mortgage broker you could recommend for a MF newbie?Looking for investment opportunities, somewhere between 1.0 - 2.9M.Thank you.  

Before I write a more detailed post on this individual, I wanted to get some info from the experienced guys here.Up until now, I have been doing my own taxes. I figured, why not hire a CPA and outsource some of that t...

I’ve been wondering this for a while successful real estate Investors that have that say 50+ properties how do they have 50 loans they probably can’t refinance that many times so I was told that an LLC helps how does ...