I am currently looking for my first rehab project and had some questions on the accounting process. I am assuming that I will need to track the amount of money used for the repairs, holding costs, realtor fees, etc i...

So why did his administration take 12 days to take the gulf oil spill seriously and do something?

I thought Obama was suppose to be an environmentally friendly president. Can you imagine if this happened during the...

I'm new to the world of retail appraisals, as previously I've always sold to investors and never allowed for an appraisal contingency. I'm confused how values can go up and if the appraiser is using comps.

I liste...

Hello everyone,First of all, I am new to BP and I enjoy reading people's posts. So here is my dilemma.  I am selling a couple of my rental properties in San Diego, CA and would like to do a 1031 exchange on a multi-fa...

Hi everyone,I've been on BiggerPockets now for a few months  and realized I should finally make a post. I'm a lifelong Alaskan, born and raised in Anchorage. Currently I am working full time in Anchorage (and I also c...

Hey all the way from Norway! I've spent the past two weeks finalizing the business plan for my buy-and-hold real estate company and have ran into a wall.The break-even-analysis looks very scewed and I can't figure out...

Hello BiggerPocket world. Ok let me start by saying I am not the most organized person in the world. I am start a flip soon and I am trying to find the best way to keep it organized and on schedule. If anyone has any ...

It has been almost 10 yrs since the last recession started.  Many of us have not been through a downturn.  Can some more experienced members tell us what to expect if we own notes and give suggestions on recession-pro...

Ok, I'm throwing this out more as an interesting situation to show the unexpected stuff that can happen. Since most are in different states, with different laws, this may be completely different for you than for me.  ...

I made an offer of 130k on a duplex that was listed for 200k, it was approved by the seller and we began escrow.  However, the appraisal came back at 136k, I'm wondering what I'm missing here? My intension is to use t...