If you have donated assets to a Charitable Remainder Trust, and became the trustee of the trust, please share your experience regarding control and ongoing expenses. I am trying to go through a shoulda coulda woulda e...

Let's face it, Obama is a brand name!
Like Disney or Versace.

His name alone is an economy and as it
gets closer to inauguration, I'm willing
to be that you're going to have alot of
folks out there who will be makin...

I got a terrible 3 star review last night on our most popular property. The guest straight up told me it cost them every penny they had to go on this vacation. I wanted to tell her that she has no money because all sh...

The new CRE forum is missing a property management piece. Can you think of other forums that are missing that would be nice to have?

I would personally like to see one about permitting, zoning, entitlement, etc. bec...

Hey guys!  I am interested in a house in Raleigh NC.  It's a tear down in 27612.  It seems possible the house will have abestos since it was built in 1966.  It has 2435 sq ft, and I looked up average demolition costs,...

How much money could we save in federal taxes if buying a larger house with higher property tax? Will it offset a higher mortage payment at all? We live pretty inexpensively right now for our income. How do we figure ...

My main focus is REI but I've decided to get my realtor's license to have access to the MLS. My question is, can I list houses as well if I come across someone wanting me list with me. I figure why not, make a few ext...

Good Day All, This topic is perhaps outside the scope of the general investing inquiries we're use to answering here on BP. However, I'm hoping that someone out there can share some advice and suggestions regarding an...

Besides being a real estate investor, I am also a QuickBooks Consultant and I have an online pet supplies store. Recently, all my pet supplies store ads have been flagged for removal after being posted for months.
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If my new tenant wants to put in their own washer and dryer in our 3br2ba home, should I let them?  The hookups are in a laundry room in the house, and our washer and dryer is currently there. My concern is that putti...