Hello BPers! My name is WIll, and I'm a newbie. I've been listening to the BP podcast for a few months now and have a legal pad full of notes. I'm excited to start investing and to build a Real Estate portfolio. I wan...

Hey guys comments please....gave my lender a scenario and he came back with this, definitely going to talk with others as wellGood Morning Ryan, typically when we are valuing properties that a member has purchased and...

Hi All,I have a condo in Silicon Valley (Sunnyvale) that we converted from a primary residence 2 years ago. The 2-out-of-5 years window for tax purposes is coming up, and we are trying to figure out what to do next.I...

I could really use some advice from the community!I was working with a friend as a backer on deals here in Hawaii and put down some earnest money on a bank owned property deal I got for 500K. When it came time to put ...

Anyone using BP ever noticed the SPCA solicitations on T.V. requesting contributions to help provide Food and Shelter for Animals?  Don't get me wrong, I like Dogs and Cats and think to many of them are abused and neg...

So I came across a property that seems to be price  within my budget but it's in a flood zone. What are some of the things I should be looking/asking about when  acquiring such property ? 

To my understanding, actually living in the premises, especially being a 3-home or less, will put you into a different mortgage bracket, tax bracket, etc...

Do I need to claim my rental incomes and then pay taxes on ...

Hello everyone! I have a 401k with a company I work for. Although my career used to be with this company, I have started a contracting business in the last few years. However, I am still employed by this company on...

Here's my first REO Deal:

I live in West Central Georgia on the border of Alabama attempting to make my first offer on a 2 story in a decent neighborhood that has only been on the market for 2 weeks:

Built 1967
4 b...

I want to buy an investment property in the United States. I have a good credit score (791 based solely on credit cards) make almost $200,000 per year, and have very healthy investment and retirement accounts in Ameri...