In the last few years I have been fortunate to have a number of international (non-US) persons invest in real estate with me.
One of the biggest concerns that international investors have is the tax burden that exis...
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I'm a strong believer that a house-hack is one of the first steps to wealth and financial freedom.However, this one rule is overlooked and constantly kills deals before they even happen:The self-sufficiency test. I ta...
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We are fairly new to real estate investing and we have done multiple BRRRRs and just listed our first flip for sale. After doing more research and talking with our CPA, we will owe about $30,000 in capital gains tax. ...
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Hi All! Looking to purchase a larger single family home that we could short term rent (some) but also use for our extended family. As we are not local to the area, we are wondering the best steps to start looking into...
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Hi, I am looking for some opinions.I am about 6 months into my journey in real estate, when I stated I was looking to diversify my portfolio and put about 20% of my wealth in real estate. I have worked hard in my ca...
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My name is Jeff Young and I'm 36. I live in Sarasota, FL and have been here for the past 21 years. I've been reading several books, listening to podcasts, and browsing these forums. After listening to the recent webin...
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Hello everyone…. I have a nice gas grill on my upper deck but my last guest nearly caught the deck on fire. The upper handrail was burnt and scorched pretty bad. I’m thinking I need to get the grill off my deck. Do...
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Hi All,Was recently having trouble with a tenant and noticed that rent has consistently been paid late and in increments. Reached out to the property manager to see if the tenant had vocalized financial hardships, if ...
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I have a property just outside the Orlando area it’s a 4 bedroom 2.5 ba home holding approximately 70k in equity. Rental market is also extremely high and strong right now. The question is with so much equity do I sel...
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Starting out?
I have yet to introduce my self, So I supose I should now :)
I am as fresh as fresh gets.
I have had a never ending trive to get into REI ever since I was a child and someone introduced me to Monopol...