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Ok- subject is euros. Greece and Portugal are kinda messed up. Now, Germany and France are threatening to depart the euro. IF this were to happen, is euro dead? Are we(the U.S.) going to loan (read- give away) money t...
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Hey there! I've been looking for our next STR investment and have been drawn to the Smokies...like so many other investors. I, of course, am looking for a deal. A diamond in the rough that we can improve and then incr...
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I hear people often say that real estate is treated more advantageously from a tax perspective than other businesses. I frequently hear people say something along the lines of "I get 15% rate of return, and that's no...
Hi guys,I need some advice from the pros on if and how I should try to grow my parents real estate portfolio. My dad invested in some real estate 10-15 years ago. He has 6 investment properties and his primary home. H...
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What are we thinking about the talk of the foreseeable "Market crash"? I suppose this is all opinion-based and speculations, but it doesn't hurt to hear others' suggestions and strategy. I work with a lot of people wh...
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Hello, I'm just getting into real estate investing and my first deal (well maybe) is gonna be in Cape Coral Florida with a new build. I took out a HELOC for 150k and I already bought a lot in Cape Coral for 55k. The h...
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Oftentimes we think of a cost segregation study only on residential properties or office buildings. But it can be so beneficial for a number of types of properties. While I have seen cost segregation studies generat...
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Has anyone changed the roof system on a property to increase the square footage? what i mean by that is putting in an attic type roof to add the extra room on top. I'm trying to figure out how much that could run me
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I have been looking into lots of information about the 504 SBA loan and was thinking of a new strategy and wanted to get some input on the idea. I have a feeling that it might be on the grey side of legal but not sure...
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HiWe have a 8-unit building and it uses centralized gas heating, in winter season, we're paying around $800 each month in gas cost, in non-winter season it's about $300 in gas. We want to replace our current gas heati...