Does anyone have experience house hacking in Alexandria VA? I plan to buy a house to househack this spring (either rent by the room or a house with an english basement). I'm mainly focusing on Old Town, but would be o...

Alright...I am going to post what happens every week in my real estate business. Why? So you will learn from my mistakes as well as get inspired by my successes. I also hope by doing this, BP Nation will help me ac...

I purchased two properties at a judicial sale last year and am in the process of figuring the best way to create a marketable title. Would anyone with experience buying tax sales recommend a Quite Claim Deed or a Quie...

This is mostly just to vent...Can anyone explain how the OPA (Office of Property Assessment) comes up with home values? It seems to me that certain properties are targeted for higher increases. Particularly properties...

Ok, so I got a major kick in the gut today.  I went to get pre-approved for loans, and find out its a little more difficult to get a 30yr conventional on an investment, and nowhere near prime.  All my analyzed deals g...

I have a property that I need to refinance or get a HELOC on (I prefer a HELOC). I'm in the Pittsburgh, PA market and I'm not getting the response I need from the banks I've contacted for several reasons. Some of the ...

Hello. I’m a seasoned investor of rural, unimproved land (15,000) transactions. Very often I get calls from the direct mail that we have been sending out for years from the children of deceased land owners. I have ...

Howdy fellow pro members.  I wasn't sure where to fit this post in (there are so many forum topic areas) so I decided to post it in the exclusive pro area since, hopefully, those with pro accounts are as serious as I ...

I have two questions hoping y'all can help me out with. 1) I'm purchasing a multi family property in my personal name. Should I set up an LLC to manage the property? (For ease of separating expenses, write offs, payin...