My basement unit rehab is completed, and yesterday the long term tenant took possession. I realized that that means with the cash I have on hand now I could, (1) pay 2015 taxes, (2) pay off my 50 acres of off grid lan...

This is a question I have thought about lately and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the matter. Clearly you need cash to buy a food franchise, specifically fast food, so this question wouldn't apply to what...

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I found this UBS article while doing some research last night.  Some folks on BP may benefit from it:What Is "Wealthy"?After reading this and several related articles the consensus seems to be around $5M to be conside...

Happy New Year everyone! Question for the RE Pro members as we start the new year. I have several nieces and nephews, and I’ve done my best to help them become financially literate. So here it is, if you were 22 and s...

Hi,  I have an opportunity to help out a friend and I want to know if I am risking too much. My friend owns a condo in San Francisco, worth around $900k.  She says the total due on a primary and HELOC on it are about ...

I was in the process of renovating an old house and got shut down by the county for not having a building permit. The only work being done was removing old wood paneling and covering the old plaster walls with new dry...

Hello BiggerPockets!My name is Jeff, and I have recently caught the real estate investing bug. I stumbled across BiggerPockets while researching how best to invest in my retirement, and I never imagined a topic as mun...

Does anyone know of any companies in the United States that are taking an innovative approach to homebuilding or construction in general?The traditional site build method (building and assembling everything on site) s...

Tenant notified of a bad smell, like dead animal. Who is responsible for discovering what’s causing it & fixing the situation? If it’s the landlord’s responsibility, who do I call? Thanks in advance for responses!