I know showing thanks to clients with a closing gift is a traditional way many real estate professionals seal up a transaction. A closing gift not only serves as a special treat to your home buyers and sellers, but it...

BP San Diego,Is anyone familiar with the Imperial Beach Market? My wife and I are looking at purchasing a SFH in the IB area to live in for 3-5 years before renting it out. We currently own a MFH in Logan Heights so I...

Hi, I just purchased a duplex in Hapeville.  I'm rehabbing one empty side now, and wonder if anyone has had experience in using an investment property as a crash pad for airline employees.  How do they work?  How do y...

Hi BP community,I manage a multi-tenant retail strip (9 units).  The property is fairly new (4 years old).  I am seeing some black spots in sidewalks, curbs, some dirt built up in parking lot so I am thinking it's tim...

INTRO/BACKGROUND:
Hi! My name is Brian and I'm a real estate newbie. Or well, I've been lurking Bigger Pockets as a way to educate myself for a while now and am only starting to dip my toes into the waters of real es...

I have a solo 401K. From what I understand; I can use the account to purchase properties so long as I use a non-recourse loan as I am not allowed to personally guarantee a loan using the account. I'd love to know if a...

Two questions for anyone willing to help a newbie.1) what is the point of a roth or traditional IRA if you can only add 5000 to it each year. I am 30 so that means I have 29.5 years I can add to it. If my math is corr...

BP mastermind,I wanted to share the story of my very first deal. It's not the best deal ever, but I had to start somewhere after 6 months learning the theory (a lot thanks to BiggerPockets's mantra of taking action an...

Hello All,I am not currently in the real estate market (have 1 semester of college remaining) but am trying to do as much research as I can now so that I can hit the ground running once I graduate.I read "Wealth Prese...