How does a self directed IRA compare to an opportunity investment zone and what is the most common strategy used in combination with either?

My cousin in currently in the military, and he is deployed to the middle east. We have been talking for a long time about him preparing for retirement and he is extremely interested in investing in real estate. We hav...

My husband and I are just starting out in multi-family and commercial investing. Can you recommend a good training course, person, or book for information? We would really like to purchase our first one in the next 2...

Hi Bp,I'm new to real estate and I have found what looks like some promising flips / rentals but I wasn't sure how active investor are during the Tulsa, Oklahoma winter months.Should I try to go through with my plans ...

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I stumbled upon BP while researching properties and buy/rent scenarios online, and allow me to thank everyone here for their contributions on this amazig site.

I plan on buying a property to live in som...

I was reading The Millionaire Investor by Gary Keller and made it to " The Inspirational Story of Investor 34."  It states the investor and his wife would buy limited partnership interests. I am unfamiliar with what t...

I'm looking to rehab a house and have a friend who can do the work much cheaper than a contractor. How can I use him without risking my property(from injury etc.- creating possible lawsuits or claims)

My name is Trace and I'm new to real estate investing. I'm 26 years old and recently relocated back to the Birmingham area. Although I don't have any practical real estate investment experience, I have dabbled pretty ...

Greetings; 
My wife and are I undergoing a 1031 exchange for a property titled in her name. 
We're both Hawaii residents and file jointly (a common law state). The relinquished property is in Oregon and the replacem...

I'm reading conflicting things regarding capital gains on rentals.  According to the IRS site, it looks like one can live in a rental property for 2 of the past 5 years, even if that property was acquired as a 1031 ex...