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I have 2 investment properties that are doing really well and give me some cash flow (on top of paying both mortgages). Before thinking of going for the 3rd one, which would be great if it goes as well as these two, ...
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Good Morning,I have reached out to a wonderful investors real estate agent and have read the book " The Millionaire Real Estate Investor " which has given me a good introduction including Mindset, Charts, an Understa...
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OK, so I've never asked for seller financing, but my neighbors are selling their house, and we want to buy it as an investment (potential B&B, but not necessarily right away). We want to request seller financing, ...
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Hi BP,I'm currently negotiating an off-market duplex deal that would be owner financed. I initially came up with an ARV market value of $222k based on recent comps. When I made my offer, the seller countered at an a...
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Hello everyone,Here are some details about my situation. I bought the house in December 2022 to start a short term rental. It's an owner occupy situation, where I live in the home and rent the other 3 rooms on Airbnb ...
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What would you do if you had a defined benefit supplement (DBS)? Would you take a lump sum? annuitize it of a period certain? annuitize for life? roll it over to a 403(B)/401(K)? roll it over to an ira?Lump sum puts m...
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I'm new to real-estate investing and I'm trying to understand the difference between the different forms of investing
I want to play this RE game for the long-term and have the portfolio benefit from appreciation, de...
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Since I mostly just look and give instructions to the Super, it was a real "turn back the clock" moment for me recently when I was trying to meet an inspection deadline-not enough manpower to get everything done. The...
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So, I have read several books and posts on here concerning offsetting income tax with passive loses or depreciation from rental properties, but I am still a little unclear as to how that all works and if I can actuall...
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In looking for properties in NJ, I can't see why anyone would invest in some towns in NJ. My question is would you invest near where you live but have higher RE taxes OR invest in properties farther away but less RE t...