Hi BP Folks!My search skills must be weak and I apologize in advance for not being able to locate the answer to my question.  I am trying to find out what capital improvements go in which bucket for cost segregation d...

Hello, I am wondering if anyone out there knows of a service that will pull credit on my borrower. I am working on my first note deal and would like to pull credit on them.  As the second liendholder, I believe I do n...

I found an abandoned bi-level in a nice neighborhood that appears to be in good condition. Mail carrier said it's been unoccupied "for years." Someone is cutting the grass. Taxes are paid. It sold in 2005 for 142,900....

I have been reading alot about taxes and 1031s but i never seem to see anything on how you pay yourself without having to pay the higher tax rates for gains and profits. My thoughts are that you can pay yourself of...

I thought everyone might find this useful. Instead of going to rentometer or going on craigslist, or zillow, our real estate team uses a spreadsheet we created for analyzing potential rents. We analyzed over 1300 sign...

After being inspired by a recent post, I've been trying to find more ways to fund my Sons Roth IRA by giving him earned income. The eventual goal being to transform it into a Self-Directed IRA and have him buy his 1st...

Hi everyone! This is my first post. A little bit about myself. I'm a CPA - been an auditor for about 10 years now. My husband is active duty in the Navy. I was introduced to real estate this weekend when he played a B...

So, I am quickly discovering that there are a lot of attractive multifamily properties in the area on MLS, but MLS has really limited financial data...is this common? Is pro forma not a listing requirement? 

Hi everyone,I'm trying to find the owner of a vacant property whose last owner is listed as a church. After visiting the state website, the only church listed in that name ended over 9 years ago. I've tried calling th...

I have seen several questions and comments about the advisability of using the Checkbook IRA LLC structure. Although there are a number of firms pushing the idea we always try and point out the potential danger of do...