My wife has this theory that lower rent actually gets you better qualified tenants, on the premise that since they're more desirable but often just as frugal as anyone else they can stand out from the field and get th...

My Mother owns a single-unit home in East LA, in a desirable neighborhood, that she inherited 8 years ago. It's been a rental property since her father owned it, and the current tenants are a family that has occupied ...

I have yet to purchase a refrigerator, washer, and dryer for my first investment property and would like to know whether I should stick with big retailers like Lowes, or shop at local appliance stores? 

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I have been working at a car dealership and currently making $10/ hr. I want to save money to buy my first investment property. Would it be a good idea to get a better job In order to save more money...

Hello all,Pretty new to the forum still so apologies if this is in the wrong spot. But I have a question about conventional mortgages vs FHA. I am looking to “househack” within the next 1-2 years. I am a recent grad a...

Hello,Fellow SFH landlord here.  Had an idea that I wanted to run by y'all.  What would you think of building new (using a "build on your lot" stick builder) a single-family home that had say 6 large bedrooms, each wi...

Hi BP friends, I have been trying to figure out a plan to keep and rent my condo after I move into a new house. The numbers seem realistic enough to work but would love some advice as this is my first dive into the re...

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I'm currently finishing up my last semester at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD and then getting married in early June.  Once I graduate, there's a high chance I will be in the area until sometime i...

Short term cap gains basically get counted as income...you have $100k income and $100k short term cap gain, you basically have the same as $200k income.I've been very careful over the years and have tremendous carryov...

Hi everyone. I'm Andrew, I'm 28 and I've lurked around for a bit while trying to gain knowledge and finish building my own house. My wife and I have been talking about getting into real-estate investing for the last t...