David Gale
VA Home Loan to Rental Property (Advice Needed)
Hey Everybody! Brief intro: while I was in the Marine Corps, I found BP and started absorbing as much info as possible. I studied hard for a couple years and when I changed stations, I fell off the bandwagon. Recently...
Randall D Cheney
recapture expenses from sales proceeds before 1031 exchange
We're going to sell some building lots that we have divided off of our farm, and do a 1031 exchange with the proceeds. We'd like to pull at least some of the development expenses out of the sales money before we rein...
Andrew Clark
Single Family Home House-Hack Tax Issue
Hello All,I am experiencing an interesting problem…I am a new real estate investor in PHX, AZ. I bought my first property a month ago, a 3x2 SFH, with a 5% down owner occupant conventional loan. I just signed 2 tenant...
Lester Nelson
Positioning myself for first investment purchase
Currently I am house hacking my primary residence. I bought my house just before discovering the endless possibilities of real estate investing. I am now trying to get myself into a good position to secure a 2nd pro...
Robert Feinstein
Services In Exchange for Partnership - HELP
Hey BP nation, I have a question and could use some advice. I am an architect, designer and project manager with over 25 years in the business. I have owned rental property, flipped a few house in NJ. I am now current...
Joe J.
Joe Jurek - CPA, Real Estate Investor, Author and Speaker
Hello Everyone, my name is Joseph Jurek. I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by training and worked in Corporate America for several years as a Chief Financial Officer. After reaching the pinnacle of my accounti...
Jason Clifford
Private Investor Option
Just looking for opinions at the moment.
My wife and I just found out we will be inheriting a decent amount of money soon. We have been wanting to get into real estate for a while. I'd like to start out as a private...
Afreen Khan
Would you ever invest in Dubai?
Dubai Real Estate Market can now be defined by two things: dropping prices and an over supply of real estate. However, even in its 6th year of declining prices, sale transactions have been increasing.Could it be fear ...
Phillip Luna
No down payment, should I use my VA loan?
Would it be a smart or silly decision to use a VA loan starting out to purchase a first home for a rental property? The only reason I ask is I do not have a lot of money to put as a down payment. Thank you in advance.
Andy N.
Management question
I have a 48 unit that I just switched to a property manager. I am being charged 8% of gross rents as a management fee. This is a new property to me and I've been using the manager for about two months. I was drivin...