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Hello,I have a property with a lot of capital gains that I wanted to use some of the basis portion (basis plus the 250K exclusion) to buy a SFR. If so how do I do that ? Can I use the amount I believe is the capital g...
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I am curious what everyone considers to be the best aspect of investig in real estate. There are so many different strategies, benefits, and learning opportunities, I just wonder what you think. I'll start and hope...
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Investing is quite new to me. I’ve been researching different avenues and I’ve taken an interest in tax deed auction sales. I have an idea of the process and a few tricks to get ahead with knowledge on theses as-is pr...
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House prices in my area and around the country have increased tremendously which has impacted the cost of acquiring rental properties. How are other investors handling this?
Are you continuing to buy at the increase...
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HI BPs, I'm turning 36 this week and ran out of ideas what to do on my birthday besides going out. Money is not an issue, so I welcome ANY ideas.Would like to send somebody a gift for $100 for your crazy idea how to ...
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BP readers,For those of you that don't know me, I'm starting out as a cre broker in January and am really pumped up to return from my stint in Australia to get started (although I'm quite happy "down under"). I've jus...
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Like I said in the title, I'm trying to call around to get advice and to ask some specific questions about lead tracking, their economic model etc. but they think I'm a scammer? I didn't even know it was such a big th...
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A couple weeks back I read The Richest Man In Babylon by George Clason, and I have to say it was an excellent book. It has become one of my favorite books about money management.
It doesn't necessarily communicate a...
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Hey BP, I am bird dogging and I'm in need of good partners with integrity that I can build a working business relationship with near Columbus, Oh. I qualify all possible leads to make sure the seller is motivated and ...
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So i have a couple properties i payed for with cash out of my own savings and another i payed for with a primary residence line of credit. What are the advantages of using your own cash or going to bank and having lin...