My wife and I are very calculated people. Our families always encouraged us to save the way they were taught (savings, 401k/pension, IRA). Looking ahead, I can see that we are both going to need some alternate forms i...

Why are property taxes so high in Cleveland, Ohio, relative to the sales price? I saw a duplex listing price of about $90k with good cash flows, but my goodness.....the property taxes were $4800. This is about 5.5% of...

Hello BP community. I’m looking to get into my first ever property as a live in duplex with a 3.5% down FHA here in Chicago (McKinley Park, Bridgeport, or Pilsen) The problem I am running into is that any properties I...

These days, you can't stay on BP for more than 5 minutes without seeing a thread about investing OOS in Memphis...It is absolutely becoming the new Las Vegas, in my opinion...When the music stops, and it will and it a...

I need to change my old SUV that I used 100% for business and I have a couple of questions that I need answer on before I will make my decision.I base my thoughts on fact that president signs $500,000 section 179 dedu...

Hello BP Community,I am currently 20 years old, still in college studying business management but have had an interest in real estate for several years now. I have been following BP for a while and been invested in Yo...

I am checking to see if anyone else has had this issue and if so how it was resolved, good or bad.I have had a short sale under contract to purchase for 2 years in Vegas. Last month I finally got the approval from the...

I am purchasing my first property as a buy and hold in St Louis, Missouri.  I live in California.  I think that transferring the property to an LLC is a very good option for asset protection, especially since I own a ...

I spent the last 3.5 years paying off all of my debt except my home.  I'll be selling my existing home in order to purchase a new live-in residence.  After all of this is done, I would like to get into real estate inv...