Dear BP Members,I am renovating my house with a completed demo, drywall on the walls and ceilings, and electrical wiring for the whole floor.  The problem is that the electrician does not want to wait until the sheet ...

Hello! I just moved into a new market and bought 3 low income doors. 1 Single Family flip in a D neighborhood that is just on the other side of an A neighborhood1 Duplex that is 15 years old in a C area that is coming...

After writing this, I now realize it's pretty long, so I put the main focus and details of the deal in bold and the rest of the fluff in italics.Prior to successfully completing my first real estate deal, one of the t...

Hi all,
Like many others I am new to real estate investing and decided I would finally stop thinking about it and actually move forward with trying to purchase, rehab, and sell my first investment property. I feel li...

After meeting with my CPA today, and going through a number of back posts from the BP forums, I'm interested in hearing more about how the IRS oversees the balance between S-Corporation compensation versus flow-throug...

My new tenants on one of my properties signed a lease a couple weeks ago with a move in date of July 1st.  When they saw the house my previous tenants were still in the process of moving out.  New tenants signed the l...

I've heard the term homesteading used when you buy and flip while you live in the home.  Those in the military know you receive new orders every 2-3 years.  You can take advantage of your frequent moves by buying, fli...

On a recent podcast of REIA Radio #70 with Jamil Damji was asked this question. He responded that they found a dead body in the house he was walking. What have you found in your investments that make people cringe?

I'm running some calculations on a duplex that I'm looking at, and things don't seem to be adding up.  This is my first real estate venture, so I want to pose the question to the community for advice.The duplex is in ...

I'm working on a blog post for the BiggerPockets Blog and I'm curious:

How nice do you make your rentals before putting a tenant in?

Specifically, I'm writing about turning a primary residence into a rental, but t...