Anyone with hotel experience give some investing advice? I want to get into hotel investing but it's very capital intensive. I'm wondering what size of a hotel (ex: 1-2Mil size or 3-5mil or 5-10mil) would you need to ...

Rental properties:First, when figuring the Capital Expenditures for improvements, and their ages, is there a standard age range for certain things, such as 10 years for flooring, 20 years for windows, etc... or are yo...

Hi everyone, I am just starting out in real estate investing. I would like to know what makes a good deal in the Bay Area, California (like in SF where I will be working) and how much money do I need to save to make t...

I went to local REI talk on self-directed IRA investing. Do you think it is worth converting a traditional IRA and investing in real estate via that vehicle? Thanks. Steve

Hello everyone. I own 5 properties. One personal, 4 residential rentals. I do not have my properties in LLCs yet but went to speak to a real estate attorney today who suggested that I create a revocable trust and then...

Anyone come across the new Rich Dad site shootingthesacredcows.com?

Any insight or comments on it?

Hi Everyone, I have a background as a loan officer but I only worked with clients who were refinancing their owner-occupied residence or purchasing a primary residence. Oddly enough it wasn't until I changed careers t...

Experts,
Here is the scenario:
Property Location: DC
Tenant has been in place for 8 years.  Not elderly or disabled.  Wants to but the property.
Owner wants to sell
Option 1
Tenant purchases property.  If there ...

My brother and I have a private/hard money lending company. We're hoping to expand our portfolio and are looking at a commercial building. This will be our first foray into the commercial world and I have some questio...

Hey everyone, I'm not new to BP, however... it feels like forever since I've posted on the forum! I'm finally in a place in life where I can re-focus on finding, analyzing, and maybe finally acquiring my first propert...