This thread is an exercise having to do with goals. It is intended for us to do three things, first to have fun, second to really put our minds to work and think, and third to actually discover what our goals are on a...

I am interested in using a FHA 203K loan to renovate a Mixed-Use building. I am looking to have four residential units and two commercial units.  Does anyone have experience with historical renovations? How does the p...

The laws haven't changed since 1997- and your personal home 'tax exemption' may be over the limits, due to years of appreciation in the real estate market. I found this excellent article this morning- folks in high-ap...

Hi,My sister and I rent a property that's in a Revocable Trust. Our tenants have given notice and will be out by 5/1. Being an 87 yr old home, I would like to sell the property. She and her husband have been hit hard ...

Just saw this article on the potential changes to the tax code which would impact REI. How would this affect the different real estate strategies like BRRR, multi-family, etc.?https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/busine...

Hello everyone!  I am excited to become part of the bigger pockets community.  My husband and I have remodeled homes we live  in while working full time.  We have been very successful at increasing value for resell, b...

Is it kosher, or possible to use a site like GoFundMe.com to raise money for Real Estate Investing? 

I read an interesting article http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/16/AR2008111601426.html today. Kind of seemed like a very creative way to move a property. The article told of an Annapolis,...

Hi BP community.  Does anyone have a recommendation for CPA who has extensive experiences on Private Family Trust in particular on using the 990-PF form?  I am looking to set this up for my real estate investments.  T...

What should we consider if we want to give/gift some of the proceeds of a home sale to a person not on title?
Any best practices to reduce/avoid taxes?