Thinking about purchasing an investment property.

I can get a VA loan that will buy up to a quad without any money down up to about $125k. Loan would be at about 4 to 4.5%.

I can get a bank loan with 20% down. Onl...

Buckle up. This is a long post addressing many myths around the current obsession with the "STR loophole." And the first of such myths is that it is a loophole. No, it is not. Loopholes are something UNintended. In co...

We always hear about needing LLCs, Several LLCs, Heck- put every property in an LLC. I've never seen the flip side of that. I want to hear stories of when your LLC actually protected you and how? 

Summary: I want to become a real estate investor in Hawaii. And I have a bunch of questions. Any advice is appreciated but specific answers preferred.1. Should I sell my $400k home in Alaska or try to rent it out?...

This is my first post on here so bear with me. I am looking for ideas on how to offset my real estate gains. A little background is I am single and make approximately 150k/year in my non-realestate W2 dayjob. I have 3...

Hi BP members,As I am new to this site and attempting to suck up as much information as I can, I had a quick question! Is it advised to own your own home before you begin investing in a property?

I'm in the process of evaluating two  Trust companies with San Francisco Bay Area offices  to convert my tradition SEP IRA into a Self Directed SEP IRA. I've narrowed my seach down to two companies.  One is IRA servic...

Hey Guys, I've been lurking for a bit but thought I would make my first post with a question I have (any others probably do as well) and maybe consolidate some of the questions/differences us Canadians deal with compa...

I have been getting prepared to present a seller financing package but I am unsure concerning taxes and the balloon payment. Will the seller have to pay taxes on the balloon payment? If they sell the property in form ...