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Can anyone who has owned a property for a long period of time confirm that the money they spend over 27.5 years is approximately the original cost of the structure? Is this supposed to be maintenance, or are capital e...
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Hello everyone!
My name is Stephen Turner and as the title says, I live in Jacksonville, NC. This is my first post on the Forum although I am frequently on just reading posts from others and browsing the diff...
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I have a purchase agreement on a property in Florida. Purchase price is $600,000.We need some tax/investment advice as far as what the pros and cons are to how we finance and take ownership of the property. We can eit...
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Fear can become your biggest asset
Fear can be a draw back when seeking an education in real estate investing but you can turn this fear into one of your biggest assets.
How many times have you wanted to get into re...
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Investment is considered to be the only way of securing your future, especially your post retirement life; however choosing the right investment option that will give you a better return as compared to other available...
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Let me first say that I'm 3 months into having converting 2 of my 7 apartment unit rentals in Dallas to AirBnB (with a manager in place running things) and so far, it's been 95% great! We have had 27 nights booked th...
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Hey BP!So, I'm currently talking to a few painters about taking care of one of the units at my duplex in Winter Haven, FL. Some people I've reached out to have simply provided me with a price per sqft, but 2 of them h...
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I'm in a position where I have my rent paid until March in the San Jose area. I managed to save $120,000 for a down payment to get into a house hack multifamily property. I want to get at least 4 units, but I can mayb...
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I have had a FNMA property under contract a few weeks now and was to close on it tomorrow after a few minor delays. I just got a phone call fom my bank telling me I could not borrow as much as I need according to an a...
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I have a tenant that constantly pays late. They used to pay their rent on time, but now they say they can't pay until the 15th of the month because that is when they get paid. I have let them pay late the past couple ...