Casey DeCaire
Full apartment complex reno... is that a bad idea?
Hey everybody! So I'm new but I've been looking at properties in Seattle, especially in Belltown. There's an apartment complex that I want to keep my eye on for the coming years... but a question popped into my head w...
Alaina Redfern
Out of State investor interested in Ohio
Hey everyone, real estate investor from Alaska here. I’m interested in the buy and hold strategy, I own a couple rental properties here in state but I’ve been interested in Midwest due to low property costs. I’ve been...
Callum K.
Large-scale Apartment Investment
Hi,
I have been approached to invest with several large apartment complexes in large cities throughout the U.S. From what I understand, the process is that you invest into a holding company such as a REIT (not throug...
Stephen Roberts
Auctioning Bank Doesn't Hold Clear Title?
Hi everyone,I'm new. I searched the forums and haven't found a place where this has been discussed. I'm considering putting an offer in on a house through Auction.com. I've been doing a lot of homework to make sure...
Pam Smith
Schedule E - filing as non-passive income
Hi all-I was reading one of the blog posts on the Short Term Shop blog about Schedule E vs C, passive vs non-passive. In the blog, they reference, "According to Treasury regulations, vacation rental owners who rent th...
Alex Z.
Turnkey Rental Properties As A Business Model
I have been researching turnkey rental properties as a means to get into real estate. I know there are reputable companies out there (some of them are on here). I know that they serve a need in the market with offerin...
Pavel Feldman
There is a bulk notes package from bankruptcy trustee account.
Each performing note is selling for 80% of the value.Each non performing note is sold for 20% of the value.Are these typical values?What should be checked?
Matthew Sexton
Set-up LLC on Your Own or With a Lawyer?
I have one rental property and would like to buy several more. Should I setup an LLC now? How easy is it to transfer the house I do have to the LLC? Eventually I would like to apply for credit with the LLC and not m...
Rick Howell
What Really Needs To Be “Disrupted” In Real Estate?
Where is the biggest need for disruption in the real estate industry in 2016?Dozens of real estate startups are still trying to innovate and ‘disrupt’ in the real estate industry. Most fail because the startup entrepr...
Barbara Chan
mentally unstable tenant trashed section 8 unit
We are contemplating buying a distressed property with a tenant that faced eviction because when he trashed his unit it became uninhabitable. Apparently his sister is stepping in to make repairs and keep him there. O...