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I'm living in a tri-plex house hack. Renting out 2 units and living in one. This is currently the only property I own. I've had work done on the building itself (roof repairs) and remodeling work in one of my previous...
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Hello fellow investors,In 2016 I got audited by the IRS, and it got started due to my real estate investing activities. This was a full-blown FIELD AUDIT, where they went through everything of mine. I have lots of bus...
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I'm a new landlord and live about 30 miles from my property. I have read that I can deduct travel expenses for property management but how do I prove the deduction? Is there mileage book keeping I would need to do or ...
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What it the most accurate or close to accurate place for a newbie to get the best ARV when I don't have access to the MLS? I've read that Zillow's Zestimate is not accurate. I've tried Epraisal which seems pretty go...
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I have a free and clear home (owned 5+years) I've agreed to trade straight up for another free and clear home. The other party is an owner occupant and would be owner occupant in my house after closing. The values ar...
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Here's another newbie question...I'm trying to buy my first investment property. How can I tell if there is a demand for rental property in the area I'm looking?
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Hi Friends,
I finally close on my first deal this morning and i just can't to say thank you to everyone on this forum.
My agent just email me information about another REO that he has for sales and am trying to fig...
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I am doing my very first deals - 2 short sales. I'm not sure if these deals will go through - I'm just in the beginning process. But, I would like to know if there are liens on the property without paying a title comp...
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I really need your best marketing advise. I have a great diamond in the rough as they say. It's a gut job for only $25k close to Atlanta airport with rear terminal access. It's a great little property that has p...