I bought a house in 2011 and lived in it prior to moving out at the end of 2014.  February of 2015 I began renting the house.  I am trying to determine my cost basis for depreciation.  I know that it will be the lesse...

Revitalize: To bring life back. The act of redeveloping a area to initiate growth.Gentrification: To displace. The act of using the effects of real estate development as a tool (weapon) to uproot and force out the exi...

Ok I have found a possible deal. My concern after listening to a ton of podcasts and running the numbers and talking to as many people that will listen to me ramble on about real estate investing. (See rambling). S...

When I bought my duplex 3 years ago I noticed that retaining wall separating my neighbor's lot from my property was showing signs of bulging and incorrect drainage. I finally was able to get a hold of the owner and sh...

I live in beautiful Eastern Idaho, recently celebrated my 23rd wedding anniversary, have two wonderful children and loving life.

I recently became involved in real estate investing, I have been studying it for the la...

Hello all! I am not sure if this has already been covered, if so I have not been able to find it. My question is should I start an llc before I start finding deals and signing contracts? My friends and family have all...

My wife recently had to move her Mother to a nursing care facility and we now have the family property we are looking to rent (title already in my wife's name). This is our first venture into landlording, and as a lo...

“How can you use real estate to build wealth? Most people don’t know it, but owning real estate can be a major step forward in creating and maintaining your personal wealth. You only have to know how to master the ar...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence other investment.

This was the first real-estate purchase of mine. I bought it, lived in it, and fixed it up then turned it into a rental when I moved across the coun...

I have been wanting to get into Real Estate for a long time, but spent too many years improving my procrastination skills instead.  It is time to change all that.  I just bought a home in Phoenix a few months ago, rel...