I'd like some advice on the wisdom of using $100k of my 401k money to buy a retirement home in Costa Rica.The facts:  I'm 57 years old and live in Hermosa Beach, where I rent an apartment.  The houses here are $2 mill...

Hello BP, I’m brand new to the Forum. Would love to actually get some advice from people in the industry. Have enough “employee mentality” family steering me away. I’m 29, 2 years ago, Purchased a 4 family with FHA(34...

This is a case of where my accounting MBA background plus what I read online is in conflict with my CPA's  knowledge. In filing my business returns (S-corp), my CPA seems to think that renovation expenses should go in...

Suppose I find a house for a friend to buy and I purchase an option on it for ex. say 90% FMV less minor rehab at most and resell option to friend for say 10% plus I'd be funding it for him until I sell his house for ...

I live in TX but have family in the area so am up in co a lot. I’m thinking about making my first investment property in Colorado. I wanted to see if anyone could provide me with any tips or advice for an initial inve...

Forgive me if this is a really newbie question (well, I am a newbie :mrgreen: ), but what is the best option to go with when redoing flooring on a rehab project, both from a cost perspective and resale factor--carpet...

Real estate has people from all kinds of professional backgrounds, some of which you'd be shocked. So what did you do before real estate ?

Hello everyone,I am trying to compile a list of the best asset management practices from active apartment investors. If you have experience with asset management and multifamily properties, could you please provide an...

I was wondering what BiggerPocket members target as annual returns on various categories of real estate investment. I am not talking about returns in your real estate business, such as wholesaling or flip and fix,...