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In the beginning it wasn't too hard. The property depreciation would usually shelter all the income from my rental properties. Now that these buggers are getting paid off the income is increasing and the depreciati...
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Newbie here!
We have a secondary home we plan to start to use as a STR next summer. The home is currently in our name and we have a conventional mortgage on it.
-For those with a house in your name, do you have ...
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I'm 22 years old with a good job in a growing field, have about $7,000 saved up for a downpayment living in coastal Florida. The average price for a 3bd/2ba 1,300sq ft house is about $160,000 from what I'm seeing in m...
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Started REI in August of '23. Purchased a test pilot home for shared housing. It was successful so I bought 2 more. I am pleased with the results so far. Using Padsplit along with FB Marketplace and Turbo Tenant fo...
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Hello,My husband and I are thinking of renting out our primary home and purchasing a second. I've read several forums, but I still haven't found an answer to my question. Is it possible to take cash out of the first h...
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I'm looking to put some money into real estate to bring in another stream of income. As I have a full time job I'm looking to become a silent partner in a larger investment. I've spoken to some people and the numbers ...
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Payed an arm and a leg in taxes this year (I know not a bad problem to have) and want to reduce the cost next year. If I purchase a property which will break even at best and possibly cost me a bit can I make up the d...
Has anyone use a government grant for there first property? I been thinking about using a government grant for my first investment. I heard from a podcast that you could use it for your first property,but most of the ...
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Hi, I just recently bought a single family home and am trying to decide what to do with my current condo that I've lived in for the past 8 years. I paid $250K plus 30K capital improvement so 280K tax basis. Based on c...
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Hi! We may have found a great multi family unit. The owner owns the property free and clear but says that if she was going to do seller financing, she would do it with a friend of hers.  Any tips on what to say in or...