Why do deals fall apart at the closing and how would I avoid this/prepare myself so everything goes smoothly?

If I sell a house that was a rental for 2 years, can I use the profits to purchase a personal residence (without a capital gains tax)?

Rental House: sell for $200k (gain = $50k)
Sell through a 1031 exchange?
Purchase...

My family loves Kiawah Island, we go several times a year.   Would like to buy my own vacation home/condo there but plan to rent it out enough to cover the ongoing cost.   I know there are a lot of fees associated wit...

I've always used contractors here and there and paid up front. But has anyone ever gave their contractor a % of profit after the property has sold? Like, paying for the material then once the house sells give your con...

I have a tenant who rents a house from me in an HOA community. They had a bankruptcy a long time ago due to the real estate market. Their credit should be clean enough now to buy. Even if not, I'm considering selling ...

We just recently purchased another investment property but this one came with a little twist. usually when we've purchased, the unit has been empty and we have been able to screen the tenants and decide who to rent to...

So the seller was recently divorced from her husband and their house was left to the wife. She says she doesn’t know what to do with the house and that she owes a significant amount on the house. But she is willing to...

Hi BP community! I am in escrow for a Single Family House in LA which I will either rent out or use for house hacking, yet to decide. I have an experience buying before, but than it was a condo, now a house. I  use se...

Hi,I read  that one place to find motivated sellers is the court house... finding burnout landlord at the court house when they do the evictions.Does anyone have experience with that?If so... can you share what you di...

Hello Bigger Pockets!!I am a relatively new investor and new full-time Real Estate Agent based in Boston. I am working hard to help others find deals and develop my business to serve, but right now I have a self-servi...