1st Rehab/Flip:  We are a GC and about to sign to purchase house with a partner. We are both putting in equal initial cash investment for purchase and costs (property taxes, insurance, utilities) for a  est.10 month h...

I have about $20,000 in an IRA I set up right when I enlisted in the Military. I'm wanting to fund my first real estate investment but don't have the cash. Can I use my Traditional IRA to facilitate something like tha...

The offer is a 40 unit section 8 complex in New Orleans. It's gross yearly potential rent is $444,336 at 100% occupancy. Expenses are at the 50% mark so NOI is $222,168. He has already made 300k in repairs. Downsi...

Hello 401K gurus and Tax Specialists! I have a couple questions I haven't found eslewhere.I'm considering a partnership of some sort with another landscape contractor. We are unsure how to structure the arrangement. I...

I currently own a fourplex outside of Tulsa and I am considering buying a property in Kansas City (where I grew up) as a short term rental. Of course I will crunch the numbers to make sure that it works as a normal re...

Hello fellow real estate fans.  I am glad to find this site.My name is Scott Gray.  I will upgrade soon and add a picture as well. I am in my late 50s ( I consider this young btw ).  Father of 2, grandfather of 2.   W...

I've been interested in real estate investing through rental properties for quite some time, but I'm finally to the point where I want to stop thinking about it and actually DO IT. That said, I could use some expert a...

Because our Denver Metro market is saturated (top 10 in DOM, rent increase, sale price increase, etc), I am teaching a class July 18 on "Out of State, Out of Mind" Investing.  We have a lot of interest (and $ to inves...

Now I know theres a million varriables, But what do you consider a good return on your rental. Do you go off of dollar value or do you look at percentage? Say you have a SFH vallued at 170k, After all expenses do you ...