I'm interested in feedback on kitchen and bathroom upgrades for rentals. We are currently rebuilding one property from a fire, so that kitchen is being covered by insurance, but it's been a good learning opportunity f...

I purchased a primary residence about 3 months ago and have a mortgage. I’m trying to decide on my options with my previous primary residence with no mortgage and worth about $520,000. Previous residence is all fixed ...

I have a deal in East Texas (Longview area) that is a hybrid manufactured home that I am having trouble locating financing deals.  No one seems to want to finance a manufactured home.  I am looking to finance up to $6...

I have a tax question on water heater replacement. I Know it should be a capitalized expense written off over X amount of years. Last year I replaced a water heater and in doing my taxes using Turbo Tax there was so...

I read some topics in the last couple of days talking about buying in lower income neighborhood. I am a little confused. What makes an area a war zone? It is strictly the crime rate in the area or does the average inc...

Hello all! After months of reading up on real estate and watching videos by investors, I'm looking to be get some one-on-one guidance from a BP community member to work through deal analysis for potential deals with m...

Currently own four properties and will be establishing a property management company in Seattle this year. Any suggestions on software that is suitable / not too expensive for a smaller portfolio but will keep pace a...

A cost segregation study is one of the most beneficial tax benefits for commercial real estate properties. One key piece of a cost segregation study is identifying the land value of your property as it helps you be co...

I am really interested in rolling my 401k into a self Directed IRA. Has anyone done this? How did it go?

Hello,
I have a single-family home portfolio with a total equity of ~$1million. I also have ~$500k equity in my primary home.
I realize that having that much equity tied up in a handful of properties is not the best...