I have an odd situation where we want to sell our old primary residence to a very good friend.  This is to help everyone involved but there is the caveat about business dealings with friends or family...Our old house ...

Let's say there's an unmarried couple with kids. Boyfriend has a business and is considered self employed, but he can't get a mortgage because he doesn't have two years of self employment income. So, he "hires" his gi...

We just got our first mobile home deal, and are looking for some guidance on working out the logistics of doing mobile home repairs. We are to instruct Contractors/handymen that we solicit to NOT include costs of ...

Athe end of the year, I'm quitting my job and booking a 1-way ticket overseas. I'm going to try to freelance and make some money while traveling to make this as sustainable as possible for a long period of time (proba...

[RANT] My tentants (1 college student + 2 young working professionals) were tired of waiting for my plumber to fix a sewage smell - it took a series of months to complete root cause analysis, so they took matters into...

I've been a sideline student of real estate for many years but I'm hoping to take the leap into passive real estate investments in the near future. After much research and consideration, I've decided that I don't have...

I need a little help regarding a wholesale deal I posted on BP.  I am working with a Realtor to get a wholesale deal secured but we've hit a bump in the road..The problem is that the Realtors' Broker at Coldwell Banke...

Hi all! I'm finally ready to make the leap and purchase my first buy-and-hold rental property. I've recently found one that I like a lot, however they want cash for it. While I have about half the cash on hand, I'd li...

Living in a new age of people working and learning from home!I recently listened to the BP Podcast episode 380 (Go check it out!), and they brought up an interesting point. Many people are working from home, so I'm cu...

I purchased my first investment property in Chelan, Washington in December of last year. It is an owner contract deal, no agents or lawyers involved. The seller is a neighbor at another property that my boyfriend owns...