Hello,I'm closing on a multifamily (16 unit) property in Arkansas early next month. The exterior is brick, and the units/common areas have been remodeled on the high end (hardwood floors, marble, granite, etc) and no ...

I read Gallinelli's books and bought his REIA Excel software. I love it! I also built my own tool (basically reverse engineered Gallinelli's in order to make sure I understood exactly what it was doing behind the s...

The new law the SC Governor just signed makes wholesaling illegal.It has 3 parts.1. It defines wholesaling2. It says you must have a license to wholesale.3. It says a licensed realtor can't wholesale.No attorney is go...

Hi.  I am new to BP (former FatWallet member though!).  I have been investing in RE for ~10 years and hold 5 properties.  They have not been time-intensive, but I'm always interested in smart financial options.  The G...

I have recently consulted with both WealthFactory and Wealthability regarding tax and wealth planning. Both programs are pretty expensive. One purports to teach you how to find good advisors and the other purports to ...

First I'm very thankful for any helpful advice. Location: Omaha, NEMy wife of 5 years and I have 3 young children and have lived in our mortgaged home for 4 years.  We have a FHA loan and put down 3.5%.  We purchased ...

NOT covered by insurance:1.  FLOODS, can be covered by separate FEMA flood insurance but not by home owner or rental policies.2. EARTHQUAKES3. SEWER BACKUPS4.  PESTS rodents and bugs5. SINKHOLES6.  MOLDMany of these c...

I’m currently buying an off market property. I’m paying cash so I thought this would be a quick transaction. It’s taken 4 weeks to run title and now that title has come back it turns out the ex wife is on title and we...

Hi fellow BP RE agents,I moved to Maryland a year ago and will take the state portion of the Salesperson's exam in the next two weeks. That said, my initial goal when getting my RE Salespersons license was to save mon...

Recently Jon K. posted on another thread his observation: "I've said this before. An ambitious IRS agent can go find money by reading forums like this one."

For those of you who don't know about or remember the Cha...