How would I go about screening prospective commercial tenants? I tried searching this topic on BP but so far, haven't found a discussion. So does it not exist or is it no different than residential tenant screening,...

Hi Everyone!So my partner and I just completed our second flip! (I posted about the first here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/617056-very-first-flip-complete )Another single family house in the subur...

My brother and I and our wives are considering buying a house together in the Tempe, AZ area. My wife and I would be living there seasonally, and my brother and his wife would be living there year-round. It will be th...

We just entered into a contract to purchase an REO in a neighboring county. I found the property myself and contacted the listing agent directly. Apparently, she's a teammate with another agent who she assigned as my ...

So, we had another thread going for a couple of weeks here. And this is not yet a success story, since a lot of work needs to be done to make it a success. But, today, @Sam Grooms and I closed on this 98-unit in Phoen...

Recently I've heard (or seen) some real estate guys preach and preach and preach about how keeping mortgage debt is good because you don't lose the mortgage interest deduction. This is very misleading to a new invest...

While its only a couple hours old, everyone probably hasn't had a chance to fully digest it, and isn't finalized... does this new tax plan help real estate investors?  A couple key areas that have me concerned;Let me ...

Calculating Tax Cost Basis Question: I would like to use the amount that my property deed was recorded for at the courthouse recorders office as my tax cost basis instead of my closing HUD statement amount. Can I use ...

Hello everyone,

I'm looking at doing a rehab of a 4 unit building (3100 sqft) and I was wondering what people thought about flooring. I don't want to use the home depot bargain bin flooring, as I have not had good ex...