Prior to purchasing our first rental property my husband and I took a course to learn the ins and outs of RE.  Our CPA says we can't deduct the cost of the course since it wasn't education for our main jobs. This is f...

I've been targeting a specific town in California due to my current job locality for the past 8 months and have finally been able to find the right property, but the numbers need some work. I will premise my post b...

Hi,anyone implement a remote water submetering program?  if so:1) what meters do you use2) how does the remote monitoring work?  what equipment3) what billing service do you use?4) can you share costs to install equip...

I recently purchased a SFH as my primary residence and will be renovating it over the next 2-3 years. It's a 4/3, 2,161 square feet, 2 car garage (extra deep), 8,125sf lot.

My question concerns how to convert a 370 ...

Hello all! This is my first post looking for some good guidance, hopefully before long I can start posting good guidance for others!

My question might be a no brainer but it has to do with the potential cash ...

So I found a short sale opportunity around Denver. Bank had it listed a couple months back  and just lowered the price another $30,000 after nobody was moving on it. Problem is the house has structural damage that was...

I've never done a CMBS deal before so I am new to this. I have come across a portfolio of apartments that have a CMBS loan of 29M on it. The seller wants an 11M check and the portfolio is ours. My question is, is ther...

hello, new here and getting into investing.We currently own a rental in the south hills part of the city and looking for our first flip.Would you do this deal? It is a foreclosure in pittsburgh (where we live). This w...

I know, I know it will vary based on costs, utilities, taxes and deferred maintenance etc. but is there a rough estimate that you use for back of napkin calculations for NOI as a percentage of the gross rents?

Hello,As a landlord in Florida, can I make a claim against a vacating tenant's security deposit for my time involved in repairing damage?  I can't find anything that definitively says yes or no regarding Florida landl...