Has anybody out there seen a nuts and bolts spreadsheet or calculator comparing investing in syndications versus owning a rental property over the long term?  Before I spend a week creating it, I'm hoping to get a hea...

I was recently having a conversation with a friend and we were talking about rental properties.  Friend is an accountant with some rentals of his own, and his brother has various rentals throughout the country.  He as...

This has been discussed, but I thought I'd share my experience in Portland, Oregon with my rental property and why I'm trying to get out as quickly as possible to get my money working for me. Just need to vent!I live ...

My partners and I have been very fortunate thus far with a great group of friends and family type investors that have allowed us to grow rapidly. We started with a single flip 3 years ago and grew to more than 141 Uni...

I know its a question that I'll probably get 10 responses with 10 different answers, but I'm going to try. You guys have a lot more knowledge then me.

I'll try to give enough info while keeping this as short ...

I'm looking at a renovation project that I would live in for a couple years. The bank requires a licensed contractor to do the work but I can work under him for whatever I want to do myself.  The guy I have in mind s...

I know everyone has their strategy, but I am trying to decide how best to proceed.

1.) Local market: rentals provide 17-21% annual returns for single family detached priced between 40k-70k. The market is great for b...

We recently started requesting our investors look at UDirect:

UDirect

for their SDIRA investments. We have had a positive experience with them so far. Has anyone else dealt with these folks? If so, what was your ...

I am consistently baffled by the complexity of the tax code in the U.S.

What percentage of the tax "savings" that you realize each year go to pay for overhead associated with preparing returns, planning, advice, etc...

Who would you recommend as a real estate attorney to form a series LLC in Texas?  I heard Texas has very good laws.Also, all attorneys would say I must name the LLC myself, they cannot name it for me.  What are some t...