I'm looking to identify the best neighborhoods in North NJ to invest in a multifamily home to house hack. First time buyer with a 450k max budget looking to purchase in the next 6-9 months.

First off, I know this is a very specific question to my circumstances and I already have an appointment with a CPA to ask this and many other questions but I wanted to get a feel from anyone in the BP community who m...

I own an attached townhome in a coastal area and the exterior insurance is covered by the Hoa master policy. Premiums have increased substantially for the coming year for the HOA master policy that covers the common a...

I have been interested in becoming a real estate investor for years. I read a bunch of the books and studied markets but never pulled the trigger (textbook: Paralysis by Analysis). I was paying a mortgage on my home a...

I'm interested in a duplex (zoned R1V2) in Los Angeles (near the beach). One of the tenant's leases includes the use of a backyard unpermitted garage studio. I'd like to legally convert it to an ADU (which I hope is f...

Hey guys,I am a new AZ resident selling a property in Colorado that qualifies for section 121 exclusion of the IRS code. The property was our primary residence from March 2010 to June of 2013. After that date, it was ...

I am negotiating an off-market SFH in Kansas City and need help quantifying the seller's cost savings of selling to me as-is rather than listing on the MLS for more. I have already peaked their interest with the facts...

What is an umbrella policy for rental homes? Should I go LLC

I am under the impression this passed the House Finance Committee as well. Anyone have further details or understand what they next step is? This should be fought against. All this does is increase face pricing on an ...

I'm confused by the last sentence of this example in my real estate course.  "A builder would rather make an additional cash payment to the lender than reduce the price on a home in a new development."Why would the bu...