I have a financal advisor on retainer for "asset management" but am trying to figure out what to do with my primary residence. I'm somewhat interested in real estate investing and may want to do a 1031 exchange (a...

My name is Tyler Bond and I have a passion for creating a legacy for my family that will last for decades after I’m gone. I’m a US Navy Dentist who will be purchasing a private practice in 3 years once my obligation t...

Is it standard no matter what the appraisal of your property is? 

Well today turned out to be one of 'those' days.

Rental house #1: Furnace breaks down, requires $300 to fix

Rental house #2: Hot water tank sprouts a major leak, needs replaced, $500

New Rental House #3: Disco...

Hello Everyone,My name is James!  I'm new to BP and a few months ago started listening to real estate investing podcasts when I found out about BP.  I currently own one single family home that I've rented for over 20 ...

Hello, I have lurked on this site for a long time and leeched a lot of great information. I finally have something worth registering and posting about.I made a long winded post regarding a contractor that wants more m...

I know you can leverage some 401k's for RE. Just wondering if you can leverage stocks and bonds?

My GC disappeared two weeks ago. He'd been working daily on my first investment property for the last 3 1/2 months here in Tampa, FL and we'd built a very good relationship. Or so I thought. For the time being, I'll s...

Hi BP,I came across this company (link below) while looking for some lower risk investments. They are promising 6%-9% on promissory notes backed by their RE projects and it looks a little too good to be true. Does any...

I seriously need help on my current situation. I’m dealing with a seller who doesn’t want to go to a title company or attorney for closing. We’ve agreed on a bond for deed, but my only problem is that he wants to keep...