I have been watching several of Mark Kohler's videos on Youtube regarding tax strategies and planning, and came across something that made me scratch my head.  In his diagrams, he considered all rental properties as p...

My tenants, an unmarried couple, had a domestic violence issue and the court says the guy gets to stay in the apartment. (She was the abuser.) He wants her off the lease, which is fine. But, am I required to return ha...

Hi all, I like the BRRR strategy as a way to grow wealth in REI. In his BRRR article, David Greene makes a point of how much better it is to buy all cash (faster, many SFH not eligible for financing when buying) when ...

Finally put some change together to be able to purchase a house outright cash for 21k it's an REO & with a little luck & the right timing i got it under contract. ARV should be around 120k. I need advice on h...

Hello all,

I've been sandbagging a bit, but I thought I might jump in with a question for starting out. Bit about myself- I've been interested in real estate for a long while but I've been focusing on my "day job". ...

So I had one of my rentals up for rent and several showings scheduled within a few days period. One of the prospective tenants passed my background check and during the showing left a deposit to hold the property. As ...

Does anyone have thoughts on pulling funds from 401k to start investing? After being on BP for a few weeks now im ready to start investing. I dont have enough reserves for a down payment. Any advise would ne greatly a...

Backstory: My SD IRA custodian (American Pension Services) went into receivership earlier this year. They have been sorting through the whole mess and apparently the owner made some bad choices and 25 million is missi...

I was notified by my Self Directed IRA Custodian about the changes in the 3.5 trillion reconciliation package:
Dear Valued IRA Financial Client,
Your financial security is our priority and the relationship you have ...

Article below talks about how the massive leak could muck up housing markets for years ....

"Beyond the actual disruption to sales and hit on housing values in areas affected by the Gulf oil spill, real estate profe...