I was leaving Kinko's after getting my mailers printed up, and decided to stop at Mickey D's to grab something fast and get home to get and the mailers out. I noticed a guy standing on the corner of the intersection h...

Hi there,My name is Ben Stevenson, I am a 22 y/o electrical engineering tech outside of the GTA. My significant other and I attempted to purchase our first home/investment property in April but couldn't conquer the st...

At what point is it determined, in the eyes of the IRS, how to tax a flip? For example, if we buy a property with or without the intent of renting it out, and after rehab we place a tenant in the unit, can we sell it ...

Well, I would have liked my first "I just bought a rental property" post to be a bit more of a brag, but it isn't! I bought an apparently nicely cash flowing property (better than the 2% rule) in a flood zone in the b...

Hi BP,Quick question.. looking for some good advice!I just purchased my first duplex on Mar 31, (yay!) and I will be living in the top apt since it is through an FHA loan. The bottom tenants are very nice people and a...

In honor of the annual Intention Journal Sale (25% off starting today!) -- What's the boldest real estate goal you ever set for yourself? Tell us what your goal was, the steps you took to achieve it, how long you work...

When researching rental properties for potential investment.  How does one determine the class?  Is there an option on Zillow or Realtor?

Hello BP community,I,m Carl Todd in a flip thats flopped.This post is really hard to do after reading so many success stories here. I'm a newbie investor in my 1st flip, and I'm running out of options and losing money...