So just got an appraisal back on a renovated duplex I'm financing. The appraisal came in lower than I was hoping for and upon digging into it, the appraiser used 3 comps. The breakdown consists of:Comp 1- A property w...

Since my second floor tenants moved in 3 months ago, they are yelling/arguing with each other at least 1-2 times a week. I'm starting to get concerned, and I don't want it to start affecting my first floor tenant. Doe...

So It's a discussion I've had with so many people on both sides of the table. I don't know why, but there always seems to be a lot of confusion about whether a tenant deserves their deposit back or not. I've seen it o...

My wife and I started a few companies.  The company that she leads is for flips, and the company that I lead is for rentals.  We look at properties as a team and evaluate their potential through those two lenses.  How...

Affirmative:"Home owners will panic sell increasing inventory causing a "crash" because they think the bubble is going to burst"This isn't my personal prediction.  I'm not selling.  I can't help but wonder if the mark...

my wife and I put an offer in on a house.  It has been tentatively accepted but there is a relo company involved.  So I don't have a signed contract nor put in any earnest monies.  The relo had an inspection done and ...

I have a question regarding a tenant. He is one of our tenants in a new duplex. The agreement between him, the old owners, and ourselves was that he would split the water bill with the other tenant and that was writte...

Hello,I have a tenant who will be vacating in a month and  is now arguing to keep security deposit as final month's rent and is saying to inspect everything while he is still in the apartment and in return asking me t...

I was watching a Barbara Corcoran podcast and the host was asking her; why it's a good time to buy a home when interest rates are high? 
Her response was something along the lines of wait until mortgage rates are in ...

Are haircuts tax deductible for certain businesses? Also, how would Trump carry back real estate losses after the 08 crash? Wouldn't the real estate carry back losses have to offset other capital gains but not ordinar...