Someone I know bought a property in the 70s to use as a second home. They did this and then turned it in to a rental, self-managed, after a number of years. They never took depreciation on the property for whatever re...

I've been reading the basics of note investing, and keep coming across people recommending buying notes that have a lot of equity. I don't quite understand it and was hoping you guys could explain it to me (I'm sure i...

Thought I'd put this out here for any serious opinions. When a fund deploys investor money that comes from an IRA or employee benefit plan or pension plan, that money is ERISA eligible and possibly subject to the 25% ...

Say there is a syndicator raising $10M for an apartment complex.Say I personally have $100k to invest, but there are other friends/family of mine that want to invest, they just don't have the relationship or time to b...

I had found an okay deal for a duplex, and given the market and how tough it had been to find extraordinary deals, I decided to pursue it. I found a direct mortgage lender here on these forums, and we went through the...

Ok - I just dont get it...If a seller carries the second, does that mean he is actually taking out a mortgage for like 20% so that you pay only 80? Or that he's cashing out 20% and giving it to you, or what?
Is it som...

I'm not sure what my options are... I just bought a $171K SFH, rental-A, using 75% mortgage and 25% cash down. I spent $18k fixing up rental-A, rented it, and am getting good cash flow.  I'd like to pay myself back th...

Anyone know of any kind of online escrow service that can be used for when you lend money to someone?
For instance, say it's for a loan 25-50k the buyer has closed already on the property. They need some additional f...

Hi, could you please provide opinions/advises about the situation with the tenant's requests while moving out. The tenant rented the house for 12 months but asked for 2 months extension and later stay for one more mon...

I was going through a few case studies today and came across a strategy I have never heard before. Strategically it sounded great and theory and this was an authentic case study(personal success stories no guru BS).
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