I was just hired (though unwillingly) to purchase a note on behalf of a past client. He held a second mortgage and they both began to default. I encouraged him to foreclose faster than the first and he did. He now ...

Hello Everyone,Is anyone using a self directed IRA to fund all or part of their real estate investing?  I am looking into the subject and wanted to get input from people already using this vehicle.Also, can anyone she...

Property Managers. In my area all of the larger PM's require the landlord to place a month's rent in a reserve account to cover repairs/etc. I'm the only one not doing it. However I'm thinking about starting such a...

I own a SF investment home that appreciated in value quite a bit. My current return on equity is quite low so I want to cash out and invest into a bigger property with much better ROE using 1031 exchange. The problem ...

My wife and I finally fixed and flipped the large "Nightmare" house that I have talked about in prior posts. My accountant said that we would have to pay over 40 something thousand dollars in capital gains unless we d...

I just closed on a purchase of several properties. In the closing documents the lender included a document called Shtar Isko. Below is a description of what that is. It has to do with Jewish law that prohibits chargin...

For the last 18 I rented to tenants who pretty much trashed my duplex. My main concern is there were FOUR gas leaks found in the basement. I noticed right away the day they moved out. The gas company came out and shut...

Hi BP Community,Today some tax news came out that is very relevant to the industry. I'm sure many are aware of the new Sec 199A deduction which essentially allows for a 20% exclusion of income earned for business owne...

Well, i woke up this morning and said, "Hey, I want to think of some creative ways to exit flips and practice investment analysis!". After brainstorming about what kind of exit strategy i might want to run numbers on ...

Hello BP Users, I will start out by introducing myself. My name is Manuel Perez, and I am a new Investor in the Metro Denver area. I currently have 1 rental property, which has opened my eyes to how profitable Real Es...