23 November 2025 | 11 replies
Once you put her on the lease then they are both responsible for everything and it reduces your risk.
10 November 2025 | 5 replies
Section 8/HCV programs can provide stable, long-term tenants and government-backed rent, but as you’ve experienced, policy and administrative changes can create unpredictability.It’s a reminder that while government-backed programs reduce tenant risk, they don’t eliminate operational or policy risk.
26 November 2025 | 43 replies
They reduce income in the year incurred and are not “paid back” later.What can you depreciate?
24 November 2025 | 0 replies
This reduced turnover can lower vacancy losses and turnover costs, which directly benefit your net operating income.Advantages:1.
26 November 2025 | 68 replies
AI will still exist but only in use cases that it is actually suited for such as writing code, speeding up data processing, enhancing automation, reducing repetitive tasks, etc.
29 October 2025 | 2 replies
My experience is that offering less than what's normally expected will greatly reduce the quality and number of prospective tenants interested in your rental.
26 November 2025 | 4 replies
-- AND the practical thing: Clean up my credit rating by (a) increasing available credit (without any hard pulls), and (b) clearing as much open debt as possible to reduce credit utilization (and then keeping it clear!).
22 November 2025 | 2 replies
Having higher deductibles can reduce the payment.
26 November 2025 | 10 replies
Quote from @Steve Wilson: I'm getting ready to start investing in the Port Huron market in SE Michigan and had a question about depreciation; I spoke with a CPA who told me that unless I'm a Real Estate Professional, I can only use depreciation to reduce the taxable income from my investment property, whereas Real Estate Professionals can use their real estate income to reduce the taxable income from their W2 job as well.
29 November 2025 | 5 replies
By reducing your down payment, you free up cash to make other investments down the line.