Steve Fitzgerald
Tenant wants to deduct maintenance costs from rent
I have a sfh that I rent. The tenant that I have in the house wants to pay for mutually agreed upon repairs and deduct the cost from the rent. While the net income ends up the same it seems like it could cause some un...
Zeng Fan
Zeng from New York
Hi everyoneMy name is Zeng. I am a full-time real estate investor and focus on commercial and residential rental properties. I began my real estate investment journey in early 2009 with a hope of improving my financia...
Miguel Ochoa
Cash out old 410K/IRA
Hello All,
Looking to see if someone has been in this position or made a similar choice and what your opinions are. I currently have about $300k in a IRA $100K is Roth so I would not pay taxes on that amount. I hav...
Sunny Chen
New member from Indianapolis
Hey fabulous folks! I'm Sunny, your globetrotting aficionado originally hailing from Taiwan. I've waltzed through the streets of Vancouver, twirled in Taipei, pirouetted in Osaka, sashayed in Tokyo, and did the hula i...
Jasmine Johnson
Becoming an Inspector
Hello,
I am just starting out and want to master the craft of real estate investing. I'm thinking of any ways to make sure I'm prepared and able to think strategically with investing and flipping houses. Do you th...
Michael Fanoni
Hiring Non-licensed Contractors
Good morning, I'm going to begin a ton of cleanup/labor work at a property I own and I'd like to hire out a large portion of it. I'll be there the whole time, but don't have enough time to do it myself. I will be usin...
Account Closed
401K Conversion to Roth
Last year I converted an old 401k of mine into a Self Directed 401k and used that to buy and refurbish a few properties and now the monthly income is very nice and I sleep at night knowing I'm not overly reliant on th...
Joshua Hughes
How do I buy(set up) buying House Hacking#2
Alright guys so I finally committed and bought my first house! :) Closing was definitely a new experience- I am glad I was able to use the stuff I read about over the several years of analyzing. Now to my question - G...
Mindy Jensen
Structural Engineers: Can an aluminum I-Beam span 25 feet?
Can a 25 foot long 6"x4"x.210" 6061 aluminum association I-beam can span a distance of 24 feet? It is for the top of a pergola and both beams would be supporting about 200 pounds of rafters and lattice on top.
Rachel Gill
Rehab Addict
Like many others, I was originally drawn to the thought of REI after watching too much HGTV, specifically Nicole Curtis' show Rehab Addict. This question is for the seasoned flippers out there...is there any place in ...