I had a thought the other day and after asking around from a handful of agents, seems like this is possible. I am a REALTOR and have property that I am interested in 1031'ing. If I pay a buyers agent fee and sellers a...

I have a 1 bedroom condo listed for sale in my area. It's a beautiful unit and I've been getting several calls from buyer agents but the first thing they ask is "Is the complex FHA certified?" Well, I checked and as i...

I spoke to my title company yesterday and apparently they will no longer do double closings. First American and Chicago won't do them and Fidelity and ORNT last I heard would consider it with an affidavit that the pur...

Back on Bigger Pockets after a few years away. I have been the Jack of all trades in the real estate industry. I have flipped houses strictly as the investor. I have wholesaled properties. I have a rental portfolio he...

I thought some on BP may enjoy this article by Dr. Richard Swart on the current status of Title III crowdfunding:

The Bell Tolls for Title III Crowdfunding

Vote wisely in the upcoming election ;-)

I live in California. According to my research, I can't sell more then 7 houses in one calendar year before the state deems me in the business. How do you guys suggest getting around this hurdle? Do I just get my lice...

Hi All, I felt like being defeated and have no idea how can I make it work. I talked to multiple local banks who told me that base on my loan to debt ratio, I am only qualified for the loan amount of 100k . I am in th...

Does anyone have insight on why some people I call DONT want to sell their property, even when it's a boarded up property in horrible condition that's been vacant for years? Is there some reason why people want to kee...

I've read this article on the OC Register regarding an investor who would Quitclaim Deed a house with or without the actual seller deeding the property to him.

How is he getting away with this?

http://www.ocregister...

Ok, so I've been using the rental property calculator lately and reivaluating all my properties. I've also been using it to evaluate properties that Im  thinking about purchasing. Because of this tool I've shied away ...