Hi Everyone, looking for some clarity on captial gains on a primary residence that I will  be renting out after I move into my new house.if I decide to sell my first house that I turned into a rental after 5 years, will I pay based on The difference of fair market value at the time I turned it into a rental or all of it?

There are many strategies around rental increases when you are re-positioning a property and whether to take the rent up in steps or all at once.  

When you say the house is bowing inward slightly, are you talking one wall or all the walls, which would suggest the blocks or concrete wall moved at some point.

Curious to know, if there were specific books (like 10 X rule) that articulated the kind of mindset needed to achieve his or her goals, or if it was developed from consistent routine setting/actions, or from overcoming adversity, or all of them?

But to have such sweeping legislature and pressure placed upon property owners as a whole to give up some or all of their income for an indefinite amount of time is crazy. 

He still earned $2000 for posting an ad on Craigslist...And avoided a seize and desist order for brokering from the Dept of Real Estate (if he is not licensed)See http://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/mrec/mrecdodon...An unlicensed person MAY NOT:Prepare promotional materials or ads without the review and approval of licensee and supervising broker.Show property.Answer any questions on listings, title, financing, closing, etc.Discuss or explain a contract, listing, lease, agreement, or other real estate document with anyone outside the brokerage.Be paid on the basis of real estate activity, such as a percentage of commission, or any amount based on listings, sales, etc.Negotiate or agree to any commission, commission split, management fee, or referral fee on behalf of a licensee.Discuss the attributes or amenities of a property, under any circumstances, with a prospective purchaser or lessee.Discuss the terms and conditions of the real property offered for sale or lease with the owner of the property.Collect, receive, or hold deposit monies, rent, other monies, or anything else of value received from the owner or lessee of the real property or from a prospective purchaser or lessee.Provide owners of real property or prospective purchasers or lessees with any advice, recommendations, or suggestions as to the sale, purchase, exchange, or lease of real property to be listed or real property presently available for sale or for lease.Hold himself or herself out in any manner, orally or in writing, as being licensed or affiliated with a particular company or real estate broker as a licensee.Contact the public concerning the availability of real estate brokerage services unless an inquiry about a specific property is immediately referred to a licensee.Elizabeth H.

I would dare say that most or all investors that have invested in a lot of properties have been school by a Contractor or two. 

Is there a place on here where you can review contractors by the state?  Either positive (Alive) reviews or negative (Dead) reviews?  As I've run across some Very High to super low-grade contractors.  People that I wo...

On the other hand there are some people who get most or all of their syndications through these methods.3) Brokers: these generally don't do their work for free.

Would be especially interested to hear from anyone who invests in 2 or all 3 of the cities mentioned above.Because someone will probably ask, here is some more info on preferences, goals, info.