I'm looking to do a study here on the market for Ugly Houses. I know there was the major campaign by homevestors, but for today's market, does anyone here buy ugly homes to fix up and resell? I'd like to look into m...

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I am working on buying a short sale right now, and was informed that the bank will probably refuse to pay me a commission as a buyer's agent because I am also the buyer. I am a new agent, so I haven't ...

I was just thinking about something. What would it take to convert your properties into a REIT? Seems like a cool idea to me. Turn your empire public - sell shares - get financing to grow. Although you lose in som...

I've been feeding off this forum for some time now and love the content and sense of camaraderie here and now I've finally joined to reciprocate knowledge and continue to learn. I started out as a buy and hold investo...

In Tennessee the franchise tax for an LLC is very high. It is compounded by the home values being low (smaller depreciation) and the rents being high- and they tax on revenue not profit. Recently it was suggested to...

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I'll start by saying I'm starting a property management company. I do not plan to do standard sales transactions. My debate is whether I should get my RE brokers license and go it on my own or just have a RE...

I'm a bit lost on how I should go about inspecting a property before I purchase it. How do I know if it's a good purchase without seeing any big things I might need to replace when I purchase?

Any good books ...

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Quick question here....my husband and I are currently looking for an investment property to live in to start are REI business. While our main focus is foreclosures and or short sales, I have been comin...

I'm curious of the current market demand for student housing and appeal to rental investors. I've owned 2 houses in College Station/Bryan (Texas A&M University) for 8 years. I'm a retired engineer and have been su...

Hi BP,Although I’ve only started in real estate investing, I’ve been reading books on tax and legal protections. In protecting my investments, I’ve learned the importance of the first and second defense, home owner’s ...