I won’t invest in rental property in my Self-Directed IRA!Yes, I said it! In most cases, it isn’t advantageous to invest in rental property in with my Self-Directed IRA. Since there are a number of prohibited transact...

Does anyone have experience dealing with an HOA with breed specific regulations? I will be working towards changing mine and any helpful advice or resources would be greatly appreciated. I'm not sure how big of an uph...

Does real estate investing ever seem like a giant pyramid scheme to anyone else? The way loans, lending, payments, and everything works almost seems like a pyramid scheme. Throw in syndications and private money and y...

I am an experienced real estate investor.  I own over 70 rentals, but have primarily had a buy and hold strategy.  My husband and I have been trying to build our residual income.  We recently sold an 8 unit apartment ...

I was just doing some cleaning and found a bid I had gotten a couple years ago from my (former) plumber of mine to do some basic work on my personal residence. I saved it because I planned to start this thread one da...

My friend and I are trying to get our real estate careers started, and we're finding it pretty difficult to afford the 20%-25% down payments for the properties in our area. We're interested in fix and flips to start o...

Hi everyone,
I'm considering investing in an older multi-family (~100 years old) around the Boston area. I only have experience with significantly newer properties and want to make sure I run the numbers correctly. D...

Hello, I’m aching to ditch 9-5 and diversify away from the stock market.  I’d like to acquire some rental properties but don’t know how/where.  I read this article which suggests seeking high rent to price ratios on a...

I am interested in purchasing an apartment building as a first investment property, it's the only building that has decent numbers at first glance.   It is an 11 unit building with two store fronts.   Only 4 of the 11...

Hi BP,I have been reading real estate books, listening to the podcasts, reading the forums, and taking some online classes for a little while now and have decided that I should make a profile and start being more acti...