This is my fourth house purchase, but the previous ones I renovated to live in.

The key is to keep records like receipts, detailed activity logs, and anything tangible that shows the work they’re actually doing.Even for long-term rentals, tracking time and understanding passive vs. non-passive income matters, though the rules are a little different.This is one of the biggest tax advantages of STRs done right.

Columbus has great fundamentals with strong job and population growth, companies like Intel, Amazon, and Google investing heavily here, and properties still hitting the 1% rule in the $120–180K range.

Finding one that meets the 1% rule seems impossible these days….

Last year, I read a book called The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us About How and When This Crisis Will End by historian Neil Howe.

Hi, I'm at the end of a long rehab of a home in the City of Cleveland (44109) and had a contractor confirmed to put down a gravel driveway for the home. The day he was supposed to begin the project, he tells me he can...

Turns out that the buyer is a Real Estate Attorney.She was also not told anything about the new Real Estate Commission Rule change about who pays the buyers agent or if they even have to do it or not.

without that, though, there are still options, like using DSCR loans, and also knowing the rent is going to increase when you move out.and the goal here is not any "rule" but: building equity. 

1% rule still here.

Detached homes and individual condos that are rented out typically do not have separate House Rules.