Single family houses are very different than apartments in many ways. One of the most distinct ways I've found them to be different is that there are rarely two identical houses. This means coming up with the correct ...

Greetings BP Nation,I have a Realtor friend who is allowing me to access the MLS.  I need to find areas to farm.  I know I need to look at DOM to see how inventory is moving, and I know I need to try to compare the ac...

Can someone help me understand how appraisers generate the values during the appraisal process? I am reading our appraisal report and trying to make sense of it.We own a duplex and occupy one of the units. Back in Nov...

Hi all.  This is my first post here - I'll try to keep it short.I've become incredibly interested in REI over the past 3 months. I've gotten to a spot in one of Brandon Turner's books where he is talking about the imp...

I am a new investor educating myself via Lonnie’s material and forums. I drove through my first Mobile Home Park the other day and was surprised as to how poorly maintained the homes and yards were.

My question is...

I am a newbie to real estate and I want to get started this year. I want to try house hacking and using an FHA loan. I want to invest in Long Island, NY, but the prices are so high with most houses above $200,000.
I ...

I am selling a triplex in Berkeley, CA and looking for ideas to avoid tax gain through 1031 exchange. Given how rough the multi-family market is in the Bay Area I am not ready to invest my proceeds into another buildi...

Are there any tax advantages to house flipping like depreciation? Are the profits tax free? I want to get into multifamily rentals. Someone recommended flipping houses to raise capital to purchase the rental propertie...

I'm currently laying the groundwork on a multi-owner Real Estate Investment LLC (or other similar entity).  While the LLC will be owned between myself a handful of trusted friends, I will likely be the only active mem...

Hey everyone,
My family and myself have been investing in Pensacola, Florida for the past decade or so. With the crazy insurance costs we're looking to switch markets and were wondering if anyone would offer insights...