I am new to wholesaling and was looking for any advice with contacting and finding buyers. Any website suggestions? Does the house always need to be distressed? How do you go about contacting sellers after skip tracin...
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I am curious what everyone considers to be the best aspect of investig in real estate. There are so many different strategies, benefits, and learning opportunities, I just wonder what you think. I'll start and hope...
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I bought a rental (Town Home) back in 2004 & have been taking a depreciation so that I could get a bigger tax return. The CPA that did my taxes this year advised me that I shouldn't be taking a depreciation if I ...
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Hello Everyone,
I hope that everyone is off to the races to start in off the year. I have come to the realization that my calculations are not as solid at I once thought. Since 2021-2022 and the surge in prices in ba...
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Hello everyone,I own a duplex in California that is currently paid off. In its current condition it is worth 250k and needs a bit of work cosmetically, id say 40,000 in updates. I️ currently collect 1850 in rent and h...
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Bernie Sanders Goes After Real Estate Investors
By W. J. Mencarow
Sen. Bernie Sanders wants a 25% “house flipping” tax levied against investors who sell a pro...
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This one is a puzzler. So I have a tenant who is overpaying by $2/month. The tenant receives a weird amount (for round numbers for this example), lets say 101 dollars from housing assistance, and then also mails ...
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“The 2% Rule” seems to be a fast favorite among new investors, and since I’m a tell-it-how-it-is (or at least tell-it-how-I-think-it-is) kind of guy, I figured I’d write a post to call it out.Before I go into why I th...
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Math and I do not get along. In fact I think I have Dyscalculia (it's a learning disability where a person has difficulty comprehending and manipulating numbers).I know I can't escape numbers if I want to go into real...
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I've got a package of 3 SFRs under contract. All 3 tenants have been in the houses for 10+ years and have not seen a rent increase since they moved in. Current rent is $700Market rent is $1000-$1050 after I go in an...