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Hey everyone. I have no experience in buying rental properties but I have done a ton of reading and I have a written plan to get started in the next 5-7 months. One topic I find a lot of negative comments about are to...
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Hello!
I can't seem to get a straight answer online by searching for this. My situation is:
1. W2 income puts me in 35% tax bracket.2. Purchased a duplex with sibling as co-owner that will occupy one half of duplex....
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Hi everyone,I am new to this community and real estate investing. I am based in Las Vegas and looking to purchase a home by the end of the year. This will be my first time buying a house and I would love to connect wi...
Hey crew, question for anyone, if my fiancé and I have about 250k in debt from rental properties will we have a very tough time getting approved for say a $500k primary residence? Even at a 200k household income I’m b...
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Like so many Wisconsinites my age, Florida sounds great this time of year... But like a friend has often said, why buy and be stuck in one spot? Is it reasonable to find 3-4 month rentals in FLA, to see what area a pe...
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I just watched a video online of someone explaining why he would never flip a house. He basically said the reason is because if you flip a house it is considered ordinary income tax + self-employment tax which ends up...
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Hi everybody and thanks for the great place to learn REI.
I have a 4-plex that is almost renovated and I'll be turning it over to a PM real soon. I had the idea to get a satellite TV account and connect 4 receivers ...
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I am a landlord in the Baltimore city Maryland. I am suffering from a tenant inherited from my recent property. Here's some timeline of the story...
- 05/25: I purchase my first property in the Baltimore City with an...
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I'm in escrow on a property in Maui that we'll be using as a vacation rental. We were originally planning on going with a property manager at 20% just because of the ease. The more and more I think about it however,...
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With plans to spend billions on foreclosures and to convert single family rentals into a new asset class of securities, well-heeled hedge funds are creating both challenges and opportunities for the individual investo...