Kristofer Marsh
Father wants to retire soon and move out of house, cash-out refi and rent or sell?
My father is close to retirement and plans to move to buy a home in Florida soon. Over the years, his current SFH in Maryland has appreciated through renovations and with time. He is trying to decide if he should sell...
Kent Verge
Cash-out refinance after rehab on first of two houses on property?
I'm thinking ahead a bit, and I had a question about doing a cash-out refinance.For some background, I bought a buy-and-hold rental for cash; it included two houses: a 3/2 in the front, and a separate studio cottage i...
Sean Lee
Texas Cash Flowing Areas with 20% Down
I’ve been looking through the Austin area in Texas with a target price of ~$250-280K with 20% down. With the general rental prices, I’m finding that it will be difficult to cash flow immediately. With cash flow being ...
Dean Letfus
Depreciation on Insurance Payout
We have just made our first claim after major water damage in a rental. The insurance company deducted nearly 6K off the payout for depreciation? This makes no sense to us and we have never heard of it before. Is th...
Kyle B.
Avoiding Self Employment Taxes
I wanted to see if anyone has been able to (legally) avoid paying self employment taxes on the profit from their flips. I met with an accountant and he said I would have to pay a 15% tax for self employment - essentia...
Everett Stephens
Cash On Cash Return...Or, should I use another metric?
Greetings -- Thanks much in advance for your consideration. Measuring Cash On Cash returns is a go-to benchmark for me. However, it doesn't seem to make sense in the case of a cash-out refi when there's sufficient e...
Jerry Mical
[Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal
Near metro center4bd 2 ba heavy renovation that I would house hack and rent by room for other three bedrooms @ ~600 a room (could maybe push to 700-750 range for this area)Used 75% LTV to be conservative but have hear...
Jessie Randolph
Attorney told me that series LLC's arent legal
So I met with an attorney so I could set up my llc right. I told him I wanted a series llc and he said it wasnt legal in ohio yet but was in the works. Wondering how others here in ohio have structure their LLC's in ...
Dusty Tatom
Buying a rental with cash?
Hey everyone, I've currently run across a property that has sparked my interest. It would be my second rental property and my first I did not use a realtor with as it was a for sale by owner. I currently have a line o...
Drew B.
What Type Of Analysis to Use?
Hi all - I'm struggling with what the best type of analysis to use to come up with to compare investment options and wondering if anyone could help me focus on the right metrics.I am trying to make a decision on build...