Hi everyone,

I'm a soon-to-be first time homeowner once my father gives me a house he owns via a quitclaim deed. I am just wondering if there are any legal/financial (as far as taxes go) implications in answering "...

Hello, I have a private residence in the Bellevue area (PNW) and am thinking that we should probably sell now. ( we would need to sell it anyways in the near future but I'm worried that the market will tank and rentin...

Hi all, I have been learning a ton by listening to BP podcasts and reading up on the forums!I am a buy and hold investor looking to invest into small multi family units out of state.  I eventually would like to invest...

If you are an investor who is looking to "cash out" of one or more of your real estate investments but concerned about the tax impact of realizing capital gains from highly appreciated and/or depreciated assets, I may...

I'm still in the beginning stages of analyzing properties and learning what is a great investment opportunity and what should be avoided. My realtor sent me an updated listing for a property that we've been monito...

Hello Everyone.

My father has a rental home which neither he nor the tenant are maintaining. I have already tried to purchase the property from him at an agreed $60K (Appraisal is $100K+) to repair and hold a...

Hi BP,I've been looking at potential rental properties with no particular location in mind and came across homes in Danbury CT. According to Zillow, a great amount of homes here that are in the $200-300k price range h...

Advantages:1.  choose your tenants  by owner occupying your duplex or 4 plex your not subject to the national discrimination rules.. You can choose your tenants ( hand pick them) discard any for any reason..2. when yo...

At a recent real estate seminar I attended the presenter said that it is illegal to commingle funds from different private lenders to purchase a property. The example he used was borrowing money from 2 relatives (5...

There's a chance that I'll be closing on my first investment property within the next month!  However I walked the property this morning, and I discovered that the conversion of the open-air carport area into an enclo...