I had to read this two or three times to see if the arrested man's claim "Everything that occurred with this house was lawful" was really the case. In my opinion, the above statement is not correct, given just the ...

Just heard some "official" of the Tea Party bunch saying that they were responsible for the cleaning of the house and that the Republicans will need go along with them!

She was saying there would be no compromise to ...

Since they instituted a clause in their approval letter that says they will rescind the short sale transaction if the property is resold within 30 days . This is provision # 10 in their short sale approvals which is p...

This post/subject, is to help the new guy, and keep him/her from wasting thousands of hours to achieve nothing!   So to begin:  Is anybody else tired of the "You can start investing in real estate with 0 down" garbage...

*** Disclaimer: I am not an accountant, lawyer, or financial advisor! You should consult with a qualified professional before acting on any of the opinions shared in this post!!! ***Self directed IRAs have become ver...

AB 2088 establishes a first-in-the-nation net worth tax, setting a 0.4% tax rate on all net worth above $30 million. If successful, Illinois, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are likely to follow suit. How will th...

Hi everyone,

I'm a new BP member living in southern California. I haven't quite found my niche yet, but I find myself being really drawn to the buy and hold type of investing.

It seems like buy and hold...

I currently manage 8 rental properties in Grand Rapids, MI and all of my tenants habitually pay on time except one. I've had her as a tenant for 9 months now and she has only paid on time twice. Her credit wasn't terr...

I've decided to take the plunge into real estate investing. I'm reading all these great articles on BP (thank you for providing this amazing and extremely useful resource!!) and also have a stack of books on house fli...

One of my friends who has had to listen to my incessant ranting about REI had a question for me the other day, and I felt sheepish that I had no idea how to answer him. My plans are largely centered around SFH buy and...