Hello everybody, how do you see the biggest risks of being a landlord and how do you manage them? For example, how do you decrease the liability in the case of fire?What are other risks you are concerned about and how...

I am looking at REOs in Los Angeles and found one that I liked. It was listed on the MLS at $230K. My agent contacted the selling agent to take a look at it, and the selling agent informed my agent that the bank chang...

Hi, Fellow investorsSome of my SFHs have accumulated some equity over years. I asked about cash-out refi from a loan broker that I have been working with for years and was given the following terms (see attached scree...

I'm investigating various options for short-term cash for rehabs. A loan for 401k looks like a good option. Any gotchas to worry about? Below are the rates charged in one of my accounts (Fidelity). As I understand it,...

I refinanced my residence last year to get cash out to buy an investment property, so I have two closing costs: one for refinancing my residence to get money out, the other for buying the investment property. Could I ...

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We bought a house for 200,000 to flip it. We are 3 partners. ...

Okay, so I have a tax dilemma and would like some advice before I make a decision.  Here is the story...My parents bought a house for me a few years ago with cash, with the deal being I make payments to them every mon...

Thanks to everyone who responded before, this forum is so great. I'm a first time landlord, I rent out half of my house.  I'm trying to find out my depreciation number and more questions have come up. I understand I c...

Hello all,Looking at buying a mixed use property multifamily/office with 4 occupied apartments and 2 offices. It will be owner occupied, I would like to finance the property with the lowest down payment possible and a...

As a quick turn real estate entrepreneur one of your highest priorities for growing your business should be marketing. Obviously there is more to the business than just marketing, like negotiating and closing deals, ...