Jeff Pearson
Dentistry to Real Estate Investing? Am I crazy?
Hey everybody! First time posting after spending a couple years browsing the comments section. I have worked as a dentist for the last 8 years. Dentistry pays great but it can be a real grind and you don't get paid...
Al Seward
House Hacking: Single Family vs Multi Unit - Which is better?
Hello everyone,My wife and I are new to investing, and we are considering house hacking. We have been looking at 3 and 4 units in Baltimore and DC. However, I have been thinking that it might be better to buy a home a...
Adam Craig
Where to buy in Florida?
Hi All -
I have been looking long and hard for where to buy a second home that we might spend about 2 months a year at on average when we escape the Cleveland winter - So many places my head starts to spin...
Sorin T
Reagan did it
Here comes this
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/opinion/01krugman.html?_r=1
Wow, and I was so certain I could pin this mess ONLY on the Big O and Bubba from Arkansas...
But, what's this guy know anyway, I'd tell ...
George Gammon
Dave Ramsey Is Misleading The Public
I wanted to address this to educate people who have been mislead by the financial services industry...not just Dave Ramsey Step 7 - Build wealth and give. This is where he want's you to "invest in mutual funds," and...
Stuart M.
Expense Real Estate Taxes on Sched A before in-service?
Can you put the real estate taxes on your schedule A while the property is undergoing renovations, before the property is placed in-service? I was under the impression that you cannot, that they must be added to the ...
David Sisson
Trouble finding qualified tenants in RI + questions about SF
So, I'm purchasing my first single family as a rental. East Providence, quiet B neighborhood. 3 beds/2 bath. I'd say that the unit is C+ or B- quality, with the nicer homes in the neighborhood being the owner occupied...
Brook Rieman
Inheriting a "sexually violent predator against children" tenant
We had our offer accepted on our first rental property and after looking up the current tenants, we've got a convicted, registered sexually violent predator against children in this triplex. Repeat offender. Anyone de...
Ryan B.
Adjustment to 50% Rule
It seems as if a large number of buy and hold investors try to use the 50% rule for their rental properties. I myself think the rule makes perfect sense and that is what I use also.
I would like to get everyone's o...
Mark Forest
Subject to ?
I know the legal definition of taking a property “subject to” is that I would take over the payments of the mortgagor. I would not be liable if I could no longer make those payments.
How do the mechanics of this wor...