For all those landlords operating properties in cold climates, please share your thoughts on winter readiness processes. We send tenants a letter or text alerting them to some common winter issues:1. Disconnect garden...

I just watched a video online of someone explaining why he would never flip a house. He basically said the reason is because if you flip a house it is considered ordinary income tax + self-employment tax which ends up...

Vacation Rentals have been around for decades now. It has just been since 2008 that they have really started to gain media exposure because of Airbnb. My colleagues and I have seen a shift that is already happening in...

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I’m finishing an ADU in San Diego, one of the last construction items is AC. The home already has ducts for its forced air heating, but no cooling yet. Cost to add AC to the ducted system is about 6k, wh...

Hello, I’m very new here. I’d like to start house hacking and I know my first step is to find a lender. I have been employed in the service industry and have done freelance work the past two years. There are gaps of 3...

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I'm finally ready to get serious about investing in real estate. I have saved up enough cash and networked with some potential partners, if need be. My game plan is to purchase a property that needs to be gu...

After 2 weeks of dealing with several different forms of water damage (leaking water heaters, refrigerator lines cracking, toilet tank seal cracking, etc), I'm going on the offensive.  I started researching leak detec...

Hi folks, I currently have a multifamily in upstate New York. I've found the city and utility companies to be really outdated in their notification and payment systems. For example I got a fine for unmowed grass and b...

Hi everyone, hoping you can offer some thoughts on this deal. My husband and I are in escrow on a new primary residence that cuts both our commutes in half, is in a more established community, etc. Because the house n...

I've noticed something of a disturbing trend on this forum.  There really seem to be many people who earnestly believe that the language of their lease is always and forever controlling.  "Just do ___x____, it's in th...