My offer was accepted on an REO, and there was a strong smell in the house before--then the bank repainted the interior, probably to cover up the smell. I'm pretty sure it was mold, although the only visible mold I sa...

Hi Everyone, Hoping you can help me better understand  a situation encountered during my closing.  I am closing on a 1916 home in Washington state.  Due to the age of the home and the fact that the seller has professe...

I am renting out to a couple with a baby. the house is ~40 years old so earlier than 1978 in california.We are required to provide lead paint disclosure. Everyone just says they are not aware (ie no one ever tested it...

Hey New Orleans Investors! My partner @Matt Faircloth , author of the BP book "Raising Private Capital", and I are looking for a spot to host a happy hour on October 3rd in the afternoon the day before the conference....

The House of Representatives passed a new law called the "Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act" with a big vote. This law is meant to change who can be considered an accredited investor in the U.S. In the past, bei...

Hello fellow BPers!My question is for the former real estate students. I would like to know more about Real Estate schools. I've been doing my research online but it left me a little bit more confused than before. Fir...

I'm relocating up to Utah from Colorado and have decided to get my real estate license as both an educational endeavor and an investment in my career - it seems that everyone on the forums/podcasts that licensed has b...

In the realm of real estate investments, the short-term rental loophole offers a unique opportunity, subject, however, to certain rules and regulations. According to passive activity loss rules, every business is obli...

Everyone has heard of the Federal Reserve "Stress Test" for large Wall Street banks, but many of the same principles apply to us as real estate investors. A stress test involves preparing for the rare "crisis," a once...

Hello my husband is interested in becoming a real estate agent in CA.  He is looking at the online courses First Tuesday, californialicense.com and Allied.  For those who have taken these courses, what do you like and...