My primary residence is paid off, and here are the details:2500 sqftPurchase price: $320KCurrent Value: $450KHouses are being sold with a decent price tag in my neighborhood, but the rental income is low. For instance...

So I am a new investor that doesn't have problems finding great deals. The question that I need help with is how do you determine what is a solid offer on their house that they are about to lose? So far what I have co...

My next investment purchase will use a 401(k) loan from myself or my wife’s account. I want to structure it in a way so that we are paid back so that the loan balance can be reduced quickly. The point of this is to s...

those of you experienced in this asset class. have you used cost seg and how does it work for this type of asset.Other than the normal things you would include in any real estate..  wondering since its a bizz if you c...

I recently converted my previously owner-occupied home to a rental property. But I don't know what numbers to use to analyze how the house is performing. I paid 189,900 for the house in 2005 (about 192,000 including c...

I've always been against section 8 and other government backed tenant payments since even with my nasty properties, I'd rather roll my dice with a class C tenant than have the government as a tenant.  However, a new p...

I wanted to ask the lenders who are doing business across all 50 states, what challenges have you encountered with lending in new construction when it comes to manufactured homes? What deals are you passing on? What d...

I've been a LL for many years and this morning I received that dreaded 4am call; "come to your property, there has been a murder" said a neighbor over the phone.Well it turned out not to be a murder but an apparent dr...

Been buying C- rentals for the past few years. I know everyones definition of the classes is different. My definition of C or C- is not anywhere near a war zone. But an area where 35% of the tenants are on some sort o...

I need some experienced investors to way in on this. How accurate is the 50% rule? I do not own any properties and I never have so I truly have no idea how much it costs to be a homeowner (including all of the expense...