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My wife and I are realty agents, and we are in our first year. Up until now, we have been employed by companies that provided W-2s. I am doing what I can to keep track of our finances and tax obligations, but we are l...
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I'm trying to buy my first duplex. I have one under contract, and I'm trying to determine the initial repair costs.I need to decide between keeping the slate roof and repairing year to year, or just replacing. I'm loo...
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I'm trying to come up with creative ways to finance future deals without burning through all our capital. We (my wife and I) have a couple lines of credit totaling about $95k max (I don't want to over utilize these, ...
Have a 2-unit rental property, first time landlord. What tips do you have for finding and keeping great tenants? What should I do on the front-end (how to market, what forms to prepare, what checks should I do), durin...
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I have a real estate agent who is very conservative, who doesn't know about creative financing (nor dor I really), and who seems to care more about putting in a "reasonable" offer, than putting in an offer I am comfor...
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Hi everyone, since I live in New York and the prices are so high up I was thinking to invest out of state to get better deals, but would it be a smart idea to do since I am a complete beginner to real estate investing...
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Alright, I thought I would throw this to the group to see thoughts.I bought my first investment property in March of 2020 (crazy timing) for $229,000/$69 sq ft in Nashville TN. Extremely hot market. It is a duplex and...
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Hello everyone. Who are your preferred custodian or provider of accounts for solo 401k or self-directed IRA. Obviously looking for the ability to invest in real estate, but also stocks and other alternatives. Lower...
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My Story - who am I and why I quit my job I'm Aditya Kumar SomaBorn and raised in India, in a hard-working formers family, residing in Windsor Ontario Canada In 2012, after my graduation moved to Canada for higher edu...
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When I first started investing in real estate, I was often asked if I was a growth or cash flow investor. I constantly heard people referencing the infamous “cash flow is king” saying, but I never really gave much th...