One of the reasons my husband and I are looking to get into real estate is to be able to give our kids a boost in some way. We’re new, like brand new, don’t have our first property yet (aside from our home).We have a ...

Hello BP Family,I'm looking to gather feedback on a Property Management company I might be using in the near future. Below are a number of terms in the agreement; I'm looking to see how these compare in the Indianapol...

We are now near 297,000 members.  Looks like we will also surpass Pittsburgh soon.  US cities populationsCongrats, BP Nation!

Investment Info:

Other buy & hold investment in Augusta.

Purchase price: $144,000

Cash invested: $8,000

I purchased a 6 Bed 3 Bath split level home in which I rent the 3 rooms upstairs to traveli...

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Ive read a lot about the 1031 exchange and the live for 2 years and own for 5 years rule. Ive also heard of people using some rehab costs as tax writeoffs? But other than those few laws I've learned from o...

Hello BPers!I had a poor experience with a real estate guru's sales tactics recently. As I prefer to steer clear of defamation (I have seen a few cases of borderline slander here on BP) whenever possible, I'm omitting...

Im looking to invest in single family homes in the 30 to 50k range. I want to use a traditional bank loan for max cash flow, but the problem I have ran into is most banks won’t cover loans that small.  
Wanting to se...

Hello.  I'm a new investor contemplating structure and strategy.  Based on what I've studied so far, I believe I've learnt the following (somebody correct me if I'm wrong on any points):1.  Assets procured in a Roth r...

Hi all and thank you for your time!We just found out that several of the large banks (Chase, Wellsfargo, etc) have or are about to implement new policies that basically say they will no longer take cash for deposit in...

Hello, I'm looking for bookkeeping software that works with my real estate business and can work with my personal rental properties. Any recommendations?