My preferred investment in my SDIRA is mortgage notes. The monthly payments are great, but the issue I am running into is what to do with idle cash. My custodian does not have a money market or similar sweep account t...

I have an opportunity to assume a loan at 2.5% in a HCOL SoCal community.  Even at that rate I will still be losing about $800-$1000 per month with a renter due to HOA & Mello Roos.  I'm ok with a negative cash fl...

I want to write the title in quotes because it's not like I had much of a strategy to start with.  I bought a duplex and a turn-key SFH at a normal price for houses in the area.  Both were conventional loans with 25% ...

I've been thinking what people would do (or rather, what's the best thing to do) when they receive a lump sum of money for whatever reason.
Would you...
1. Pay off your primary residence (90-100%), and invest the re...

I am under contract on a property. My partner is providing the capital for down payment, and renovations. Partners capital is currently in mutual funds with a Financial Advisor Firm.  We met with his advisor about 6...

Women are more risk-averse as investors, and while this is often blamed on a lack of financial literacy, the issue is more one of confidence, not competence: 45% of women with $1 million in investible assets were deem...

Syndication is a big word for a simple process that is not easy. Feel better? Okay, let me break this down “parade rest” (to its simplest form). To put this simply, the process as it applies to apartment syndication i...

I am trying to analyze whether to purchase an investment rental property in a SFH/MFH on a turnkey basis or via a real estate syndication.  Can someone help understand pros and cons from the tax perspective for the sa...

I was having a conversation with a partner on some of his SFR properties in regard to depreciation strategy. He owns three SFR with a monthly cash flow of ~$2600. Two of the properties are paid off and one has a mortg...

Hi,
I have checked out a SFH in one of the suburbs of Chicago. This is a 3 bedroom and two and half bath house. The house is ten years old and is a short sale. The asking rate is 125000. The rent in this area for this...