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Hi All, Excited to be apart of the community. I've been working in real estate for 4 years, first as a hard money lender and then as an commercial agency lender (Fannie/Freddie) in Los Angeles. After starting on the s...
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Hello,
I'm new to this community, and I have a question regarding the analysis of a condominium property. I'm unsure whether repairs and capital expenditures (CapEx) should be included in the list of expenses or if t...
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All,I hope you are doing great.I have an apartment 2bed/1 bath that I own and I am not sure if I should rent it out as a short-term rental/airbnb or long term. I heard the tax rates for short-term rentals are higher a...
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Hey all! I live in an expensive market (Denver) and am toggling between buying one expensive property locally vs. buying multiple cheaper properties out-of-state. By buying locally, I can take advantage of all the hou...
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Where do you all put deductions that cannot be attributed to any specific house? Things like inspections for houses you did not buy, periodicals about real estate, tax prep, education seminars and classes for real es...
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Just getting started and I'm trying to figure out how to run the finances and accounting for rentals that I plan to buy.
Do you run the expense portion as a total fund or more like a line item budget? Take maintenanc...
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Hi guys, I am still a newbie so I need advise on whether do you think this is a good investment or a bad investment. I convert all the currency to US$ instead of Thai Baht because I am currently in Thailand. I persona...
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Feel very excited but also a little nervous!
Closing on a Single family home in Dayton Ohio and using a property management company.
Does anyone have any advice that they wish they had for their first deal? Is ther...
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Hi all, I am brand new to REI and looking for my first rental property and could use some advice from those of you who have a lot of experience under your belt. I have found an older 6-plex, in decent shape, that ...
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Who would you recommend for property management services (single family and duplex) in the Greater Milwaukee area?
Thanks in advance!