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Tax Lien and Deed Auctions
Hello. I am exploring the route of tax liens and deed auctions (or over the counter) as a possible investment route for diversification in REI. I have heard that these forms of investment can turn a great profit; howe...
Michael Clark
Question about owner occupied loans with rentals
Hello all, I'm looking into buying my first investment property. Ill be using an FHA loan, which means ill need to live in it for a whole year. What are my options for buying a triplex with all month-to-month leases? ...
Alaura Mannor
Primary before rental?
Hello all!
My husband and I are new to real estate investing (in the education stage) and I have questions! So we are currently renting until October, and want to buy once our lease is up. My question is, is it unwi...
Michinori Kaneko
Do you use Home Warranty?
Hi, I'm wondering if everyone uses home warranty to manage their capex/maintenance expense. For me it's about $450 per property (SFH) and it doesn't cover everything (e.g. it won't cover roof or windows). I do reque...
Steve Rozenberg
What's Important to Investors?
Top 5 Things Investors Look for in a Property Management Company?
Julio Gonzalez
Real Estate Tax Deductions Part III
In the third and final segment of Real Estate Tax Deductions, I want to discuss At-Risk Rules, Basis Issues and Excess Business Losses.
At-Risk Rules
An At-Risk rule is a tax shelter that limits the allowable deduc...
Daniel Burdi
Hurricane Insurance or NO Hurricane Insurance?
I own a 12 unit apartment complex in Venice, Florida on the Gulf Coast. The property was purchased for about $500k and is probably worth about $700k at this point which is mostly the land value. Essentially, the land ...
Walter Chung
Owning a 3rd Party Property Management Business
Does anyone have any experience having owned and operated a 3rd party property management firm? At the smaller end (ie <500 units managed) it seems like a competitive, low-margin business where you are essentially...
Carlos Whitfield
Get it Under Contract Despite "Notice to Demolish?"
Reviewing my D4D list, I found a property with two door notices: 1) a recent city notice (last month) of "Notice of Proposed Demolition"; 2) a 1-yr old county notice of overdue taxes. Curious to have your informed opi...
Robert Borer
Selling Real Estate Without A License ??!!!
Looks like some bitter broker threw me under the bus and reported me to the state (MI) Attorney General with a complaint of "Selling Real Estate Without A License".Who knows the exact rules here? Is there someplace t...