Have you ever heard of "Platinum Properities DMV"? I ask because they claimed to be 6 years old yet their website domain is only 5 months old (lying about how old they are is a glaring red flag to me). I'm wondering i...

Since I'm still new here I figured I should start contributing by sharing this to the group.  A bill pending with the California legislature just came across my desk, AB 1436.  A link and a summary appear below.  It's...

I'm currently reading "Millionaire Real Estate Investor". I just read something that has me absolutely salivating. The author says that you can use your IRA funds to purchase real estate investments without pulling th...

Hello allI purchased a single family rental property in Forest Park, GA 2 years ago with 20% down.  Recently I've been looking around on the web and the approximate value of the home has increased by about 10K.  With ...

Do any of you give Christmas gifts to tenants?

If they are "good" tenants, I'll hand deliver a gift card from the local grocery chain. They can use it for gasoline or groceries. Depending on the tenant, the denominat...

How do you validate PML?

Greetings, when researching online, i came across a nugget that typically deductible closing costs can only be deductible on mortgages that are 30 years or less, but I can no longer find that web page!  If there is su...

Hi,My rental property's roof is 20+ years old.  Last year, a heavy rain and storm damaged it and I had to replace the entire roof which costed me $21K.  I understand that a roof repairs can be deducted as expense in t...

I'd love of explanation of what this is. I may be in position to investigate this opportunity and would appreciate some info from folks that have actually been involved in it. Can it be a win-win-win for everyone and ...

Has anyone had any interactions or knowledge of a company called Equity Lenders International, Inc? This is apparently a group of private investors and/or facilitators for pairing up available private money to worthy ...