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Dave Martel One of my sellers died before signing contract
19 September 2013 | 14 replies

Hello BP, I hope someone can help me out with this.

I got a call Friday from a motivated seller and met them on Sunday. It turns out the house is owned by three siblings ( two sisters and a brother) all of w...

William Hall Follow Up to Legal Issue Post
22 April 2013 | 17 replies

Last week, I posted a question about a somewhat complicated legal issue surrounding a DOT that was part of my father's estate that never got recorded, then the debtor/prior owner was able to go back, refi the property...

Account Closed Will real estate agents become obselete?
5 May 2016 | 33 replies

Hey guys, I'm a new licensee and I'm just wondering will real estate agents face the same future as stock brokers or taxi drivers due to technology? I'd love to sell real estate and make a career out of it but with al...

Pretty Khare STR tax loophole with a 2nd home loan
1 November 2024 | 22 replies

If I buy a vacation home using a 2nd home loan and rent it as an AirBNB when I am not using it, can I still do a cost segregation study to accelerate depreciation and offset losses against my W2 income if I follow the...

Donald Hendricks Lifestyles Unlimited, Inc vs. Biggerpockets - Which is the best bang for your buck
18 May 2015 | 80 replies

I got this screenshot from an email that I got today.For those of you that don't know, Lifestyles Unlimited is an investor "mentoring" group out of Texas that boast of worldwide membership.  The also have a daily hour...

Brian Bradley Separate Your Children Or Assume All Risk
11 December 2018 | 85 replies

The fact is that not all LLCs are the same. Some are just better for asset protection then others. The best LLC structure is the Series LLC.  Like any good parent, we want to protect our children. This is accomplishe...

Joshua Dorkin The "Professional Tenant" from Hell: BEWARE ALL LANDLORDS!
12 July 2017 | 109 replies

I just finished reading one of the most incredible and shocking articles for the real estate investing industry. It is about a "professional tenant" (read: dirtbag) who may just be the worst there is.

If you are a c...

Michael Plaks Tax reform Q&A Thread 4 - New creative tax strategies
31 December 2017 | 33 replies

Colleagues and friends,The original GOP reform thread started by @Brandon Hall is well over 200 posts by now. This is one of the follow-up threads specifically for discussion of new creative tax planning strategies, i...

Dan H. Average San Diego home price is $1M
5 June 2022 | 32 replies

Greater association of realtors states average San Diego home price is $1M.  This is an astonishing number when the median family income is $85K.  San Diego home prices have seemed high for at least 40 years, but $1M ...

Jonathan Greene The 5 Biggest Mistakes New Investors Are Making Here In The Forums
19 August 2024 | 244 replies

These are here to help you make better connections in the forums. It's ok to be new, but if you consider these five tips, you will get much better responses to your questions.
1. Writing too little or too much in a p...