I want to reduce my taxable income as much as possible. (Selling stocks and want to avoid long-term capital gains.)Maxing out the 401k is $18,500, standard deduction is $24,000. My question is, what does the bank look...

Hi All-  Newbie investor here, searching for my first rental property.  This has been a goal of mine for many years and I'm finally in a place to pull the trigger.I live in So. Cal and (though sparse) I'm able to find...

I've struggled, along with others, with the 2% rule. It has some drawbacks which I think can be improved upon with BP community help.

Simply stated, the income from a house should be greater than or equal to...

Note: I'm very new at this. I've been renting out my former residence for three years, but this would be my first house purchase specifically as an investment.

I'm in the middle of acquiring a sub2 (taking ...

Hey Everyone!Big News and hopefully some helpful tips for anyone that’s new!I just hit “financial independence” with my two rental properties, 5 units total (living in one) at 24 years old. My monthly income just peak...

I have been looking into my first investment property as a buy and hold rental. I started doing some sample simulations of potential properties to get a better understanding of how to analyze a profitable investment a...

When I am doing my calculations to see how a property may cash flow why do we only calculate the property management fee at 7-10% when in reality most property management companies charge a leasing fee of 75-100% of f...

Hi Everyone - My name is Vani and this is my first post. We moved to Atlanta 2 years ago from Arizona. I am new to real estate investing but very interested in learning and growing. I started researching recently and ...

Need help understand the difference in mortgages for SFD 4 units or less versus a 5 units or more apartment complex?  What are terms on mortgages for 5 units or more etc... I'm in Seattle and SFR seems to be better wa...

Would some of you be willing to share how you structure your agreements with the Realtor(s) you work with?I've been working with a friend who is a Realtor, and I've signed the standard buyer agency agreement form, whi...