I have a family friend who is in a position to become my personal private lender.  I would like to make this as easy for him as possible.   Any advise on how I go about assisting him in setting up to do this.  I am a ...

With all the GC horror stories here, has anyone bypassed General Contractors altogether and just have Vendors Install?Are most Vendors who Supply & Install Licensed, Bonded, Insured in the same manner as GC's?I'm ...

Hey everyone, I just closed escrow on a duplex but I have been having some concerns regarding renting both units out to tenants.

First, I am going to be placing a community washer and dryer but powered by one of the ...

I just listened to the August 1, 2018 podcast "7 paths to financial independence".  Really great episode.  They talked about the following method for those who don't want to be super active in real estate:Buy one hous...

Are turn key properties good or bad for new investors

Hey All, I am currently still in the process of finding a multifamily unit in the Bay Area as my first investment property. I have been putting in multiple offers, but so far nothing has come up. I am still plugging a...

In February I decided to try housing hacking as a way of gaining additional founds for my first property. The verbal agreement was that my roommate would pay half of rent and utilities. Initially it worked until he lo...

There has been an increasing amount of talk going around, for a good reason, about the economy crashing or "correcting" in the very near future. Some people think it may be worse than the "great recession" due to the ...

Long story short..I have one rental (been renting it out for past 10 months) and it is fully paid for and I want to be legitimate with taxes, deductions, etc. I want to keep things as simple as possible, so I guess...

Below is an idea I’ve been kicking around.  I’d appreciate any feedback...In general my retirement plan is to sequentially buy homes on a 24 month cycle for myself, my son and his wife and and my daughter. The goal ...