For the last 15 years I have been answering questions from unknowledgeable wanna be investors who watched a guru on YouTube and now wants to know where to get the earnest money to tie up multi million dollar propertie...

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I have been thinking about different ways to get some rental properties for a few months. I was thinking a good way, before the market really rises, is get some Subject To or under a lease option, with the optio...

I was reading about and researching this over and over again, books, IRS pubs, here, elsewhere. I cannot get a conclusive answer even in forums with seasoned CPAs debating this topic.

That much is clear:
- If you hav...

Here is a problem that I am having with people who are saying they are private lenders. You will hear them say that it’s all hard money. They say this because of the interest rates. Little do these people who say they...

Hello BiggerPockets,I don't mean this as a hypothetical or click-bait question.  I am within a few years of retirement and looking to diversify my stock heavy portfolio.  I am in the process of moving ~$100,000 into a...

Hi BP, 
You know how they ask at the end of each podcast "What do you believe sets apart successful real estate investors from all those who give up, fail, or never get started?" --- well, I have been in the "never g...

I Became interesedt in a free seminar under David Lindahl group in multifamily apartments...so I am still a student; I have not attended his 3-day workshop in August 2016. I did set up an LLC to start joint ventures t...

Hello,
Who here does not follow the 50% rule when analyzing/purchasing a property for long term hold? There are a few reasons I can see someone not using it i.e. they are relying on appreciation (not my cup of tea), ...

The reason why this industry brings some of the best and brightest is that is so dynamic, no changes in the market are in a vacuum.  Clients that are expecting rates to slip, a sentiment that I agree with, are missing...

I'm just posting this as a warning for newbies.  Obviously, no one can predict the future and no one knows what's going to happen next year, the year after, etc.  But most apartment markets are at or near the peak in ...