This is my first post. I hope I didn't make the rookie mistake of asking something that has already been asked and answered. I looked all over the board and haven't found this specific situation. I am currently puttin...

We've been eyeballing a place to put our junior in college but we don't have the income and down payment to buy a 2nd home outright or the 20% to do it as commercial.  A property just popped up FINALLY close to campus...

Selling an investment property can result in significant capital gains taxes. To minimize this tax burden, consider the following strategies:1. Utilize a 1031 Exchange: Under IRS Code Section 1031, you can defer capit...

During 2015, I set up a Texas Series LLC to hold my 8 single family home rental properties. My attorney filed deeds to transfer the properties out of my name - into the name of the individual series within my LLC. Rat...

I pulled the equity out of my primary (70k) to use as down payment for my 2nd rental property, my finance guy wants me to get a HELOC to have available just in case, I have since had to change jobs so have to wait til...

Hi everyone,
I bought my primary residence 8 months ago. I intended to live here for 2 years and then keep it as a rental property. The issue is that a train track runs behind it and the vibration is horrible (litera...

HI,I am currently living in Long Island, NY (and I hate it here). I was going to buy a condo in Miami (I used to live there and would love to move back) but since realized its just not a good investment move to buy a ...

I have recently required a new Class C single family property (my others are B+/A- in a different location which rent easily in a day or two).  I've had the new property listed for 3 weeks and have yet to have a solid...

Before blasting me with comments telling me that's dumb,  hear me out....
I often hear people pushing for excellence,  pushing to do better,  be better and achieve more.  But what's wrong with mediocrity? Really, the...