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I had a funny thought pop into my head as I began to prepare for the upcoming tax season: should I intentionally pay more taxes (by not taking all deductions/credits claimable) so as to be able to leverage that income...
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Have any of you had to deal with your spouse not being fully supportive of your real estate investing?
This is a big hurdle for me to get started with investing in real estate. My family has been investing in real es...
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I’m 33 and a millennial, I want to be a full time real estate investor one day (residential real estate). When I turn 34 I wanna get my real estate license so I can learn more and find deals. What do you guys think?
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I have been investing with my own money for the past 4 years, and have built a pretty healthy portfolio of cash flow properties, and once my 1031 exchange is complete, I'll have 17 units, mostly free and clear, paying...
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Hello All,This is just a story of first steps for anyone out there interested in hearing about it from a new person.One thing to note: This is very time consuming if you're really involved in the process as I was. My...
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alright guys im still trying to figure out what direction i want to go in... i really want to be a landlord and own multiple properties for cash flow but to be honest i dont have that much money for down payments and ...
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We are speaking with a seller at that still owes $70000 on his property. We offered $100k cash and he is not interested. He said he would be interested in creative or seller financing. Is there anyway to do this wi...
Hi!We just bought a duplex and inherited seemingly high quality tenants. We will be living on the other side and managing ourselves.I am making NOT becoming my tenants friend a high priority but I can tell they would ...
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We are in a situation where my wife is soon to be quitting her job to focus more on the rental business. My daughter will be getting her drivers license this year, so we will need to add a third car. We could probably...
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2020 has been an interesting year for all of us to say the least. This is the year I turned 30 and also at some point, surpassed 7 figures in net worth. In 2012, at 21 years old I got by first real job that I could po...