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Hello, My Bigger Pocket peepsCan you help a sister out here? I do not feel like I am my usual A-Game self lately and would appreciate other views, ideas, and or thoughts. My mom recently (2 weeks ago today) died of c...
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I'm going to convert garage into a mother-in-law suite, granny flat, etc. (ADU's). How much are you paying to have someone (architect, draftsman, etc.) to draw up a set of plans (blue-prints) to submit to the City? ...
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Hello everyone, this is a two-part question.
Our family is discussing pooling our resources to invest in real estate. My husband and I already have experience with rental property. My mom has a good bit of cash from...
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Hi Everyone,My first post here - I have been reading and studying the great resources on this site and learning a ton. I have a single family rental in Portland that is cash flow positive, but not by a lot. I ran it...
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There was no reason, but the day I hit 30, I realized it was “ME”.
Everyone around my family was doing fine, work was great, it was a
nice day. Just for some reason, I realized I was the person in
charge of my li...
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Looking for info on any potential tax benefits of STRs. What can be deducted? Is it more beneficial to have it structured under an LLC? Are there benefits if an ADU is used as a STR (I am in California)? I am aware pr...
I am looking at buying a foreclosure property. The property looks good except I noticed some cracks in the exterior brick. The cracks look like they have previously been filled. The exterior walls look straight I a...
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Situation;I have a rental property bought in March of 2012 for the amount of $220K.(Initially used as Primary Residence until Oct of 2017)Before moving out, In January of 2017, I did a cash-out refinance, and the new ...
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Hi All, thanks in advance for the feedback. On a 1 BR duplex, Is garage conversion to make a second bedroom a viable option to increase rent and ARV? Thx, Bruce
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Hello! I’m pretty new to real-estate investing. I have one property that was silly easy to work with because my partner got it from his family a decade ago for a fraction of what it goes for today. I’m looking at gett...