Good Afternoon fellow BPers,  I am considering using FHA to purchase a Duplex in my area but I have no intentions of living there as I already own a home free and clear.  I have the reserves to put down 20% but ideall...

Hi,I have a friend trying to buy a condo for a personal residence. She is going with conventional financing and the bank needs some paperwork from condo association before they can proceed with the loan, but the condo...

Scenario:1. Unlicensed broker puts a house under contract.2. Unlicensed brokers fails to close3. Unlicensed broker takes through several people under false pretenses4. Unlicensed broker gets property assigned5. Seller...

Hello BP community,I’m a newbie to real estate and had a question that has in the past been addressed to some extent. I wanted to see if there are any lenders here that can provide their input.I recently bought a seco...

Hello all Bigger Pockets Friends, I have a question about a possible fraud/Scam. About 6 months ago my property manager received many calls about my investment property inquiring if the property was still for sale whe...

I had a funny thought pop into my head as I began to prepare for the upcoming tax season: should I intentionally pay more taxes (by not taking all deductions/credits claimable) so as to be able to leverage that income...

For those who go the insurance policy route, instead of going with an LLC, what are the true risks? Like what are some common lawsuits that can happen?

Hi everyone,Anyone have experience with buying a duplex as your primary residence but not actually living there and renting it out? Contrary to living in one side and renting out the other? Legality of it, tax implica...

I recently watched a video on social media that mentioned the way he was buying properties and yielding the benefit of the sellers low interest rate is having the seller put the property in a trust and then purchasing...

So a total newbie here, I've done zero deals but am looking to cut my teeth in real estate and looking to make this a career move. I've found a deal, I've run the comps, it all looks great. The deal was on the MLS fun...