Jake Gove
Rental Home with No Renter - sell or AirBnB it?
I own a 4500 sq ft 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom house in Winter Garden that I have been renting out since 2012. The renter moved out and I have been unable to find a new renter for a price where I can break even. It is ve...
Benjamin Misner
Approaching property owner about tax lien
Does anyone have any experience in investing in properties with tax liens? I have found a vacant house with a tax lien on it and am looking to contact the owner to see if he is interested in selling. Does anyone have ...
Andy K
How to avoid self employment tax when flipping properties?
Hi all,A friend of mine and I are planing to partner up and fix and flip properties. We plan to put down payment together, get a hard money loan, rehab and then sell properties. I am an experienced buy-and-hold invest...
Helen Fradette
Newbie here, How do I calculate percentage amount to save?
Hello, I'm in the stage of figuring out where my money is going. When I hear people say, "Live off 50% of your income, invest/save the rest" how would I calculate that amount? I know the difference between GROSS and ...
Dan DiFilippo
Real Estate And The Life-Cycle Economy
Those here who are familiar with more conventional investing may know about life-cycle funds. For those who are not, a life-cycle fund is a fund that is chartered in such a way that it invests according to the intere...
Barri Griffiths
Telling brokers about a possible 1031??
When my current tenants lease expires in march of 2018, I plan to sell the property(sfr) and reinvest that money via a 1031 exchange into a small apartment building(12-18units)moI've already contacted a few different ...
Sam C.
Nearing Retirement Age
After being in the business for almost 30 years, I think it's time to sell my singles and move on. I'm torn about doing it for a number of reasons but mainly because after netting out, there's nowhere I can put the mo...
Tori Schrader
cash job, and a low credit score, but the income is there
Hi there! I am super new to this world, but incredibly exited to start! I have some cash saved up, no credit cards, no good or bad debt, a low credit score as im starting to build it with a secured card, and my job pa...
Neal Collins
Keeping money in my pocket vs. paying the tax man
Is there any way to avoid paying personal income tax when flipping a house?Could you hold it for longer than 365 days and only be subject to longterm capital gains tax?Alternatively, could you fix it up and call it yo...
Account Closed
Credit/Background/Evictions Checks Galore + 3X Rent Rule.. Yet EVICTIONS SURGE IN USA
I highly doubt credit and background checks are outdated, for if anything, they are continuously competitive and streamlined hot tool commodities.Perhaps the 3X Rent = Minimum Monthly Salary qualifier is outdated?Firs...