Brian Northrop
Should I sell or rent my home that I over renovated?
I bought my primary residence in 2010. While living there I renovated 90% of the house, because it was something I enjoyed and thought it would substantially increase my equity. Unfortunately I didn't do my homework a...
Patrick Fermo
Multi-Family Investment Books?
Hello Everyone,I'm very interested in investing in a multi-family property either in NJ or PA. I want to learn as much as I can about Multi-Family property investment before doing so. So, I wanted to ask what have all...
Robins Dorvil
Local Lender Palm Beach or Orange County
Hi all, this is my first post on BP. I have a few properties in West Palm Beach and Orlando, Fl that has some good equity and I plan on pulling out some of it to purchase more units. I hear it's good to build a relat...
Nick Hammen
Charity And Donations As Part Of Strategy
I don't know if this is relevant, but I am new to the real estate game, and learning as much as I possibly can. I am planning to close on my first rental property by the end of this month. For the past year and a half...
Tim Burl
Florida - Gainesville or Ocala For Investment
Hi! I'm looking to purchase a SFH for around $110-$120 in Gainesville or Ocala for cash flow. I'd only be interested in light rehab (paint, flooring, etc.). I've read a lot about these areas but wondering if anyone...
Sam Giberti
Using FHA Loan... TurnKey Prop. or Repair4SweatEquity
I just turned 18 in may. In may of 2021 (2 years) I plan on buying my first off market duplex/triplex/quadplex to live in and rent out the other units, (aka House Hack it). When I think about ways I could approach thi...
Jeff Covey
Opinions on owner build and flip strategy.
What do people think of the idea of building custom home and selling every two years to take advantage of the tax free homeowner exemption? I will act as the general contractor and am able to create quite a bit of sw...
Michael Rossi
Social Engineering at Its Best
Here's an excellent video in which Robert Reich (economic adviser to President Obama) and Charlie Rangel discuss using the Stimulus Money with social engineering in mind. They are talking about rebuilding the nations...
David D.
Investment vs Business Income
If I lend my own money on a note and deed of trust, can I show the interest, points, and fees as investment income on schedule B or do I have to show it as business income on schedule C? I have a brokers license but ...
James Vermillion
U.S. house prices tumble in October
I just came across this article discussing the housing price decline that occurred in October http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-house-prices-tumble-in-october-2010-12-28?siteid=yhoof). A lot of the discussion you he...