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Looking for feed-back on using Kiosk for Self Storage.
Size of facility that it works best for?Demographics ?Etc.
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Under the assumption that there are no "dumb" questions...I am a newbie to real estate investing. Are the expenses I incur researching properties tax deductible? What about mileage expenses when driving out to vario...
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Last fall we decided to sell our rental property and after discussing with the tenants, we decided to wait until after the holidays to soften the impact to them. (The annual lease was never fully signed by both partie...
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I've been analyzing deals in the Orlando area for the last couple of weeks (specific to Windermere, Winter Garden, Lake Nona, and St. Clouds) mainly focusing on townhouses 3 bed 2.5 baths or smaller after doing some a...
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We use MINT.com, which is nice.According to MINT, what is largely dragging our credit score down (it's a 758) is credit utilization.That's a few credit cards here and there but predominantly our HELOC is 60% utilized ...
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Primary question to check on with your local zoning group, are they allowed. Same goes for individual collapsible storage units. The following discussion is just on Cargo Containers.
Only if you have cheap/extra la...
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I recently posted that some lending and sales schemes were predatory.
First, predatory practices does not have a legal definition, generally you will find examples of strategies or activities that are deemed ...
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I have about 100K in savings which I've been thinking about investing in real estate. I"ve been doing some research and it seems like buying real estate in Vegas or Phoenix is a good deal these days.
I've contacted...
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hi all- any banks or lenders you know doing heloc on rental properties? I saw this post from a fellow bigger pockets follower and wondering if anyone else knows where I can access (outside of Hawaii)
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I've been doing a lot of research on rental property tax accounting the past few days and am amazed (frustrated) at how many different answers I'm finding. For example:
1. Pre-rental expenses. On the one ha...