Jared Stokes
Is a cash deal on a rental a loss until I recoup my money?
Basically if I buy a rental house for 75k cash and rent it for 750 a month it will take me roughly 10 years to get my money back. In the mean time is it a loss? I already paid income tax on that money, I saved it in m...
Haickel Padron
Hsa investment question
I have an HSA thru my job. If i transfer money from that HSA to my bank account is considered cashing out? What kind of 1099 they will issue? I want to invest it in my own bank with interest but how can I show to the ...
Ari Lagunas
First Time Investment Property Strategy - San Diego
Hi everyone,
I’m based in San Diego and looking to purchase my first investment property by March 2025. I earn around $15k/month from my business, but my income is somewhat variable, which might make securing financi...
Michael M.
Do you brainstorm like this?
The Deal: A Mixed-Use Commercial Building is in pre-development. You're interested in two condominium units in the building as it is in an up and coming Metropolitan area with a pre-construction cost of $350,000 each ...
Christopher Gutierrez
Is Wholesaling the Right Way to Begin?
I'm 18 yrs old and I want to get started in real estate. I have no money and know a bit about real estate. I have been looking into wholesaling as a start, but i wanted to know if its the right step for someone like ...
David Piqueira
My First Tax Lien Auction (Boulder, CO)
I went to my first tax lien sale yesterday (Boulder, CO) and wanted to write about my experience. The interest rate this year was 11% and if the account owner doesn't pay for the following year you get the first oppor...
Ashley C.
understanding daily holding costs
HI ya'll, newbie rehabber here. Am I missing something in my holding costs? Here's a sample project. Numbers fudged for easy math; using 360 day year/30 day month.
assumptions: borrowing $140K at 8% for 6 months; ac...
Casey Williams
Net Present Value Discount Rate
Hello,Newbie here that is just in the information gathering stage. I'm reading Frank Gallinelli's Cash Flow book and had a question about calculating the Net Present Value for future cash flow's. If I understand the c...
Kory Clark
Is Bird Dogging a good idea? (Cleveland, OH)
Hello Everyone,What are your thoughts on being a bird dog? Being a new investor looking for ways to make money can be a challenge when you don't know where to start. I have made a few connections in my market and bird...
Mike Dymski
paying year upfront and discount
Anyone accept a year rent upfront and provide a discount...potential tenant is asking? If so, what amount of discount do you use?