I'm a member of a partnership that purchased several four-plexes last year.  I have reviewed my CPAs draft tax return and they have allocated 25% of our purchase price to land value and 75% to the buildings.  Therefor...

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So after countless hours of listening to podcasts, surfing these forums learning from you all, and reading tons of articles/books I am super pumped to finally be closing on my first property in abou...

Hi everyone- Emily and Colin here!We closed on our apartment in South Slope, Brooklyn in March 2018.  It was a condo conversion, so after a few years of lawyering up we negotiated 30% off the asking price of the unit....

Time to upgrade my 4-5 year old laptop to something faster, lighter and with more disc space and memory. In addition to the laptop I have an android tablet but would still like a 'tablet-like' device with full comp...

Hi there. My fiancé and I are looking to purchase a duplex in San Francisco to live in one unit and rent the other. We’ve looked at several properties over the last 3 years. We found one that is in move in ready and i...

I’m considering bidding on a single family REO on an online auction. I did my own “title search” and found only one mortgage (foreclosed). In addition, I found that the prior owner has two or three IRS tax judgement...

As someone who's had some exposure to the A&E industry, I know how important it is that projects finish on time and on or under budget (preferably the ladder).  This same rule applies when trying to manage contrac...

I'm VERY new to BP (2 days!) and I'm looking forward to learning a lot, and also getting to know some of my fellow real estate cohorts!Quick background: I live in CA. My husband and I own 7, out-of-state, SFH (6 in US...

Wondering if this is common among all companies or just mine and if I should jump ship * main office is a mess, boxes and papers everywhere, tables stacked high with papers etc, a tile is missing in the ceiling * it’s...

So I have this out of state property in WV that will be put on market next month. My realtor send me some pics and looks like another expense. Would like to get your feedback and figure out the cost. I'll have contrac...