Hi all,I've been dealing with contractors or subs so much lately and most of the time, I give a 5-15% tip if the job is done well.  Recently, an appliance repairman was "hinting" for a tip for a small repair - which I...

Self-directed IRA is an amazing way to take tax-deferred advantage of the cash I have piled up in my 401k, and funnel it into real estate. I intend to take the plunge immediately, but there are so many providers out t...

these lowlifes must be spanked when they are bad.

I was wondering please, Can you have the PMI removed from your FHA loan , SO LONG AS you have " Less Than " 80% LTV on your Primary Residence  (  so a LTV of  79%, 78%, 77% , etc. )  ?And do you have to have owned you...

I purchased a home in November 2017 and am putting it on the market March 1st - assuming that it sells fairly quickly, I'll have owned the house for under 2 years and will have to pay capital gains taxes (for referenc...

Let me give you a bit of information as I would really welcome your peoples opinion on what order we should tackle the improvements. I will also add that the property is in the San Francisco Bay Area, where rent...

BP, I am getting ready to head home from deployment and I am going to move into my house that I bought while I was gone. The plan is to live in it, flip it, try to house hack it with Air BnB then sell it with a hopefu...

My son in elementary school is currently dealing with dyslexia that he inherited from me. So lately I've been a little more sensitive to the topic. I suppose most see this as a curse and I've continued to ponder the t...

Having trouble pulling the trigger on who to roll over my 401(k) to, for a self-directed IRA, so that I can purchase another property. Since the big box investment companies and banks don’t do self-directed IRA when ...

I just read The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor. It is a great book. And based on something I read in there I asked myself “how can I use my 401k to invest in real estate?”Setup:Toward the en...