Is there anything you want me to tell the National Association of Realtors about short sales? I'm not sure if Josh will allow me to mention another forum on BP, but I'm in an interesting discussion on LinkedIn, The N...

Selling an investment property, that I purchased for little to nothing and  selling for over a huge profit, after renting for 5 years... what is the best way to avoid huge capital gains tax.  Do I have to buy another ...

It’s occurred to me that by listening to all the hype put forth about real estate investing by the mentors, gurus, reality TV shows, thinly researched newspaper articles, news reports etc.  that everyone interested in...

Hi everybody,I recently discovered the Bigger Pockets podcast and became an instant fan. I am new to BP and real estate investing in particular. I have done some research as well as read some books to familiarize myse...

Ok, agents....I am ready to take the exam in the state of Michigan. I would love to learn from others' experiences, so tell me, what are some mistakes that rookie agents make? It's a pretty vast and overwhelming world...

Hi BP community! For a little background, I’m a Houston oil and gas investment professional working for a venture capital firm that has ~$11 billion in AUM. I'm familiar with the underwriting acquisitions and am inter...

So I just recently purchased my first rental property a multi-family duplex and haven't closed on the property quite yet. The current landlord of the property has recently just put in a new tenant who's had a prior ev...

I’m looking for advice /guidance on countering a price quote I received for a Tax Deed in Mobile, AL to gain ownership of a vacant lot. Scenario (real): price quote came in for $3000 on a tax deed for a vacant lot whe...

Can an investor somehow pay the owner of a depressed property a fee to have them quitclaim the property over to them in an effort to keep the sales history at market value and to not negatively impact the value of com...

Hi BP community,Newbie here - still have yet to buy my first REI deal - but I am currently in the process of selling our current home (3br 1.5 ba townhouse in Provo) via Homie.com. It seems like a pretty slick way to ...