Hi everyone, I am an out of state investors and am interested in investing in Florida. But I heard the insurance is very expensive and difficult to get sometimes. There is a 4 point system, including no more than 20 y...

Hello Pros.  I have learned so much from you already by searching and reading within the forums, Thank you!However, I have gotten myself in a bind, and have to straight up ask for help on this issue.I bought a rental ...

As some readers of this Forum know, there are two types of participation for those seeking the use of real estate losses:  Active Participation and Material Participation.  For REI over a certain income limit, in orde...

Hello,I'm wondering if anyone has been in a situation where your current rent on a sfh is such that when you rented in last year (or prior year for those that experienced this a while ago) the rent was the average for...

I have a friend who owns a few houses he rents out. 2 Weeks ago the renters young 17 year old girl left the iron on the bed..the iron caught the bedroom on fire. Firemen put the fire out and gave a value on the loss...

My wife and I are under contract to purchase our first "on purpose" rental property. We have a rental property in Northern Virginia, but that was due to a transfer and we chose not to sell in 2010 when things were sti...

Hi BP,I sold my property in CA for 755k and bought a property in Houston for 400k. Now, after months of trying I could not find another property to buy. So now I have a boot of 355k because I didn’t find anything else...

My last few weeks in a nutshell:1. Spot a REO good property on Zillow that is overpriced for local market.2. Call Realtor on website, ask to be shown property.3. Go and tour site, take some photos, ask some questions....

Every rental investor always stresses about wanting the maximize cashflow, and the clear answer to that is Section 8. While on the surface of examining the rents in the most popular zip codes (19143, 19139, 19142) mig...

Back in 1995 or so I informally assumed a mortgage.  By "informally" I mean "subject to".  The property was deeded to me and I started paying the mortgage.  I got insurance consistent with the deed, and named the lend...