I was at an event where the speaker (Bill Bronchick) mentions he uses his Self-Directed IRA to invest in properties; however, I can't recall the term... But he basically said he runs it out of his own check book. Alm...

Hi everyone,I am about to go into contract on a 5 unit property with a family member who is a "disqualified person."  Now as I understand it's ok to partner with a disqualified person but not to loan money to or from ...

In France one way that people regularly acquire real estate is through something called a "vente en viager", which translates in English to "sale by a viager". Here is how it works:

This type of transaction a...

Hello guys!

Like many others I am new to real estate investing and after circling the pool for over a year, I finally jumped in. I’m in contract for 2 OOS properties and looking at 3 others at this time.

One big co...

Hello all this thread is kind of an off shoot of THIS ONE so you can read there for some of the details.I followed up with the owner last night on a whim as I had not talked to him in a while - we are supposed to mee...

Hello Everyone,         I know someone who's mother is in a nursing and has been for a few years due to no one else being able to care for them.  The daughter has power of attorney and would like to sell her mothers h...

Hi guys, I am looking for some clarification of the financial benefits of living in the property I am renting.I am 22 y/o and will be investing in my first rental property this summer. Currently I am living with my gi...

Hi Bp,

So I have a 200k mortgage on my primary residence that's worth about 250k. But I plan on renting this house out in a year but I want to get a heloc on it before I do that, so I can get a highed heloc when it's...

I was wondering if any on here have successfully used bubbles for structuring seller financed notes. The concept is to get a small balloon payment for less than the full amount of what is owed on the note to meet the...