I have been in a good/bad dilema for some time based on my success as a real estate professional. Since we are growing and taking on new projects, my write offs have steadly increased or at least kept pace with my i...

While doing search for investment property, I guess I went too far and decided to convert my own (current) home into rental and bought an old property which needs to be torn down and built from scratch. It may not be ...

Hey folks, I have a primary residence which I bought at $320,000. It's now worth about $380,000 and I owe $225,000. What are some ways I could use it to get into my first rental property? It seems to me that there is ...

I'm considering opening a RE brokerage.  I've notice that discount brokerages despite doing the same thing as full cost brokerages and for less money are not taking over the industry like Uber, ABB, Turo.  If paying l...

Hi BP, 
You know how they ask at the end of each podcast "What do you believe sets apart successful real estate investors from all those who give up, fail, or never get started?" --- well, I have been in the "never g...

Perspective tenant says she has two service dogs. I have not talked to her, just got a copy of her application.  To make matters worse, one is a Scottish Deer Hound, a huge breed. Is it even possible to have two servi...

I'm a relative newcomer to RE investment (2 years, 2 properties in Indianapolis) and this was my first tenant turnover.  When the contractor went to make his final inspection of the turnover repairs (nothing major ~$2...

There is a property in this Friday's county sheriff's sale that looks really desirable from the outside. The street, neighborhood, due diligence all suggest I buy it. But, our good sheriff says you are to stop at peek...

I've got a 5,500 sf vacant lot and unapproved (not submitted yet) architectural plans for a tri-plex I'm looking to build. The builder I had lined up came down with COVID and doesn't think he'll be close to 100% any t...

How do I make myself attractive to hard money lenders if this is your first real estate flip, rehab, or long term property?What exactly do new real estate investors show hard money lenders to get a loan? I haven't tri...