My father-in-law is a builder and is helping us get started in the business. He mentioned that we could, especially starting out, probably build a house cheaper than he could because he doesn't have time to shop aroun...

We are doing a tear down of our long time weekend place and working with a builder on a decent sized home.. His numbers keep going up for the construction and I think his allowances are very low. This is a mid t...

I have a rental and I am also a tenant in privatized base housing. The base does not depreciate the carpet one cent until it is 3 years old. After that it goes down 15% up to 4 years, 30% from year 4 to 5, 45% from ye...

I found a contractor I like to rehab a house I bought. Is it best for the investor to always purchase the material? I am assuming the answer is "yes" to get credit card points and prevent a contractor from charging a ...

Hello! I am a Columbus based musician looking to supplement my inconsistent income with some cash flowing rental properties. 

We are new investors and looking to put an offer down on our first property in the next week as a STR.  My question is for tax purposes, are we hurting ourselves in terms of the qualification of materially participati...

hello all its a short question but i know u guys have pleanty answer so please feel free to drop your post i would love to hear your thoughts?

I live in the in the "East Bay Area" of San Francisco.  Housing prices in the areas I am looking to flip are extreme (can reach $2M very quickly).  I am looking in 2 different neighborhoods where the ARV for neighborh...

I have tenants in a rental property and they are having trouble with the neighbors.  I want to have a 6ft vinyl privacy fence installed. I’ve had a few quotes come in and they are between $4500 and $5500.  The fence i...

Hello, I’m getting ready to file my taxes and add in my rental income. My tax advisor is saying that because I rent my two properties below fair market value that the IRS doesn’t count my rental income because I’m not...