Keeping track of receipts is a crucial part of claiming tax deductions and passing an IRS examination. While it can be very annoying to remember to do this with your expenses, good tax planning is all about creating s...

Hello BP members, newbie in REI needs help and advice....I was driving for $$ and came across this boarded up vacant property. Start to lookup the address and found out that it was foreclosed 2 years ago for several t...

I know that the legalities of BPOs varies from state to state - and I'm curious who all is using BPOs. Do lawyers use BPOs?

Is it good if there are a lot of rentals available? Or, does that mean too much saturation? Is less availability bad, meaning not many wanting to rent? How do you analyze the need for renters for both ends?Do school r...

My job allows me to live anywhere within the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, and the Carolinas). I am looking to buy my first property in one of these states, but do...

Hello BP. I'm Jeff and I'm new to the world of REI and have yet to do my first deal. I have been working for someone else for 30 years and am ready to start making my own way and calling my own shots. My current situa...

I would like to take the real estate exam in DC (and maybe MD and VA) mostly for my own real estate investing. Which, at this stage is negligible but I hope to buy at least a handful of properties over the next 5 year...

HiFirst of all thanks for everyone - this is a great site with good people helping each other and sharing experiences.  I am exploring to invest around University of Memphis area and reading the posts. Seems like this...

With my current capitol I am looking into purchasing another condo as my next income property but weary of HOA's as there have been a lot of HOA's cracking down on mid-term and long-term renting through policies desig...

I saw a 4 unit 2/1 each unit building for sale for 300k in Baltimore, MD. I went back and forth with the seller and finally gave me a asking price at 300k. Obviously that's to high for the area but what would you offe...