A lot of people ask me if it’s beneficial to do a cost segregation study on a single family home, the answer is yes! Determining exactly how beneficial is based on a multitude of factors, but a cost segregation stud...

Hey BP! I was wondering if anyone had any advice on where I should be looking in order to get into some buy and holds in the Southern California area with a $75K - $150K price range. I currently live in Orange County ...

I just signed a petition on We the People site to place travel restrictions on those coming from countries with large Ebola outrbreaks, Petition. Probably shouldn't be linking that, but it is a matter concerning every...

Hi everyone I come here for answers since the sellers agent does not have one for me . So I found a short sale property contacted the agent and tried to make an appointment for a viewing but unfortunately was unable t...

I'm a newbie, and for my first investment I'm gearing towards an out of State STR, where I can also use as a vacation home and depending where I'm at in my life, retire there. Is an STR a bad idea as a first investmen...

BPers, I just officially underwent my tenant from hell experience and must I say I am completely EXHAUSTED. I have ASKED MYSELF "is this business even for me"? I'm just wondering for all you landlords out there, how d...

So, following the near unanimous advice of everything I could find, because I have well over 10k in state and local taxes (and will likely opt for the standard deduction under the new tax bill), I went down to the Cit...

This is something I've been thinking about quite a lot now that we're in a high(er) interest rate environment, and I'm interested in hearing from the BP community on what they think.  Disclosure: Not a mortgage broker...