Florida is HOT HOT HOT - and I'm not just talking about the weather! February is the 14th month in a row that statewide median sales prices for both single-family homes and for townhouse-condo units increased year-ove...

Hey folks,
I'm interested to hear the BP community's thoughts on whether we could be on the brink of a wage / price spiral in the U.S.
A wage / price spiral occurs when wages increase (which is occurring), and those...

Hello all!Newbie here looking to get my first few properties this year. I would like to learn more about setting up a LLC (or other legal entity) to own the investment properties and accounting/financial strategies to...

I was under the impression that the "freeze" by numerous large banks would affect preforeclosures, delaying them from going to auction until the paperwork is re-checked. But then I heard on news radio that would-be ow...

I purchased a vacant plot of land over a year ago. My original intention was to flip it, but now I'm thinking of placing a mobile home on it and selling it. Would the proceeds of this sale be considered long term capi...

Hello Everyone! I just wanted to introduce myself--I am new to BP and to real estate in general. I am about to get my license and am looking to buy my first property this year. I realize Austin is a tough market and I...

I am sitting here with a pile of money wanting to purchase some SFH's as rentals using hard money. Ideally I'll buy something around 90-130K ARV that has at least 20K equity in it. Looking primarily for distressed (...

Can someone point me in the right direction (or refer me to an article) on how much I should expect to hold for capital gains tax for fix & flip deals?

I am in the process of forming my LLC right now, and will be...

Hello allWas doing some real estate investing reading, and stumbled across some articles about real estate note investing. It sounds like it could be a great way to diversify a portfolio, but I'm still unsure how exac...

I am always a little bit confused about how to work numbers in rental properties. I've read a lot of BP blogs and articles and I now know a little bit about it. There are so many ways and formula's and things like ROI...