Builders: Is there a particular percentage of the ARV or other rule of thumb that you rely on to calculate what you can pay for a developed (or

undeveloped) lot?

I recently began a career as a commercial real estate agent. I've been looking forward to this for a long time, and while I'm stoked to be in the career of my dreams, I'm definitely aware of the uphill climb I'm faced...

Hello BP Members, taxes. Hope everyone is doing well. I have noticed the Chiago property taxes have gone up significantly. I noticed that the multi-unit bldgs in my portfolio saw a much higher increase in property tax...

I've been doing some direct mail marketing and a guy called me about a plot of land. The government owns a building next to it that they've put money into to fix it up and they aren't using it. The building has no par...

Who should I contact for help in structuring a seller financed deal? Situation: I am the buyer. The seller (two brothers as a partnership) has a mortgage on the property and let's assume they only have 20% equity in t...

Hi folks.  New to the site and new to real estate investing (although I just finished with The Book on Rental Property Investing).My uncle (age 57) and I (age 48) want to start investing in residential single-family r...

Hello my name is Anthony and I am 25 years old.  I have lived in the greater Seattle area for pretty much my whole life and now I am interested in investing in some real estate.  My annual income is ~$70k and I have ~...

I am a Realtor assisting the buyer on the purchase of a mobile home. The title company sent me the following and I am not sure what it means to the buyer: "Here is where we are at with title on this file, In order to ...

Quick details: accidental-ish landlord. Always wanted to get in, just didn't buy this house with the intention of it being a rental. Purchased in 2008 for 155,000. Used as primary residence until placed in service on ...

Hello All!My name is Scott Weekley and although I'm not new to BP this is my first time actually interacting with the user interface and different users online. Boy you guys really feel like family and I appreciate al...