I was curious on what the rate of return would be on real estate from nothing more than principal paydown alone. Turns out it's not that shabby. Using my trusty CCIM Institute financial calculator, if you get a 80% LT...

Hi Everyone,I have a question about loans and making sure you're cash flow positive. I've doing all my calculations as if my loan interest is tax deductable and even though the principle is not I can claim depreciatio...

My current apartment offered me a new lease for 2,032 and I’m having trouble coming to terms with paying this amount for rent. My income after deductions is 70k and my wife’s annual income is a little over 50k. We bot...

I’m trying to buy a house in Phoenix using a second home loan, putting 10% down.I'm trying to understand why anyone would choose the 2/1 buydown if you end up paying the same amount of money, whether you select the 2/...

Hey!Bought a house in Cash - 152k. We put 17k into it. We have 2 options currently:Rent the property for $2,050 / month and cash flow $519 / mo orSell the house for 230k and we hold the paper at 6.5% for 3 years. Ball...

Hi everyone,I currently own a home outright that almost doubled in value over the past 5 years. It shot up from 750K to about 1.4M based on current comps.Now, I am considering seller financing on this home as I'm clos...

Some please let me know if I'm going crazy or just making countless errors in my math.I am confused beyond anything on my current situation and would much appreciate some help. I just flipped my first home. I used the...

I have a question on what gets taxed when it comes to rental income.  Of course there are loads of other factors but I'm looking for general answers for someone living in the US without state income taxes.For example,...

“Printing counterfeit banknotes is illegal, but creating private money is not. The interdependence between the state and the businesses that can do this is the source of much of the instability of our economies. It co...

So I'm a budding investor, looking for the first property.   When I contact others in the real estate industry (bankers, brokers, realtors, agents, etc)  how forthcoming should I bring up that I'm new to this?Are peop...