Hi! I'm looking at a new build townhome and did the rent divided by purchase price and comes out at .9%. The reason I'm considering it is that the city is growing, listed on some reports as top 10 for rentals, and the...

I became permanently, totally disabled from 26 years of Federal service in January of 2007. Remained current for approximately 1.5 years, middle of 2008. Bank of America/Countrywide told me I had to be 3 months behind...

I'm currently a H1B visa (Temporary Worker) holder working full time in the states, trying to start my real estate investment. My current employer is sponsoring my green card application, but the whole process will ta...

Hello everyone! My wife and I are visiting friends in Ogden and surrounding areas and would love to connect with local investors while we are here for the next week or so. Does anyone know of a scheduled meet up or w...

Been thinking about this for quite some time, passive investing versus active investing...….. One of the popular mantras in real estate investing is that ‘you should never ever sell'. But what if you can sell and make...

I am currently deployed and have been looking at buying a house to move into when I get back. I should be able to live in the house I buy for at least 2 more years. I have been in the market for a while and found a...

Hi! My husband and I are high earners from our day jobs this year and will have a very high tax bill.  I am wondering if buying a property and renting it will help to offset or federal income tax that we will owe at t...

I just had a veteran contact me to rent an apartment. Is it legal to give veterans preferential treatment?  The application process would be the same. I don't want deadbeats and I would insist on credit checks and bac...

I was looking at rental comps in my area and was wondering how trustworthy the information from sites like Zillow are, or if I should ask my realtor what the comps for the area.

Hi guys gals.. my tenant wants to get a pet which I said was okay.. I was curious what is the common way of handling this situation in terms of how much I should charge for a deposit. I know it probably varies but its...