While cashflow is key to keep the property safely under control, I seem to find that the larger returns for our portfolio to date come from strategic growth of equity. My wife and I are still fairly small in our inves...

I've found an excellent property, which I believe will turn out to be a good deal if I can acquire it.

It is an apartment complex (40 units) listed at 1.6 million. The seller may consider owner financing a portion of...

Writing this to encourage, not brag! In 2001, I started flipping and did maybe 25 or so. It was tiresome, while also coaching two basketball teams, and maintaining my sales manager W2 position! I switched jobs in the ...

Sorry in advance for a long post; I want to write a detailed post on how I got started in RE investing a few years ago, the lessons I learned along the way, and why I'm thinking about stopping now. I want to be as spe...

Receiving a cash out loan on an investment property can be a very confusing item. This post is designed to bring some clarity to taking cash out of a property with a conventional loan and help you navigate the someti...

Have a tax related question about capital gain tax exclusion for primary residence (which was converted to rental in 3 years). Year 1: Primary ResidenceYear 2-4: Rentalyear 5: Primary ResidenceIn this situation, I do ...

Hello,I own a commercial mixed-use property and recently had a fire damage part of the building, mainly on the ground floor commercial space. The rest of the building was only slightly damaged and is currently rented....

I have been working with a financial advisor for about a year now and he is strongly suggesting permanent life insurance. I am skeptical about it because I would rather save the money that I would put into the policy ...

I am in need of a private lender refinance on my $600k house. I owe about $500k. It’s a difficult situation because the other person on the loan and myself are splitting up and I do not have the income (on paper) to q...

Like most of us, my conception of one's career most of my life thus far was pretty plain vanilla - work hard, grow your W-2, and save the max possible in your retirement account. Like many others have echoed, I read R...